Spelling Bee Apps have arrived

All the fun of The Times Spelling Bee on your mobile

If you’re looking for an entertaining way to while away the daily commute that also has the added bonus of improving your command of the English language, then The Times Spelling Bee mobile apps are perfect for you.

Just choose one of the three difficulty levels and Lexi, the animated wordmaster, will ask you to spell a series of easy, medium or hard words, but beware, one misspelt word and your game is over. How far can you go?

If you are unsure of the meaning of the word, click the Word help button for tips on the word’s origin, its parts of speech classification (noun, verb, etc.), a context sentence and a definition, or press the Listen again button to hear the word repeated.

Collins, the official dictionary of The Times Spelling Bee, provides all words and pronunciations.

Also, there’s no need to worry about running out of words as the apps come pre-bundled with 1,500 words of varying difficulty and once you have exhausted them, new batches of words are automatically retrieved when an internet connection is available. After all 9,000 currently available words have been downloaded the game will randomly select words from the full library.

The Times Spelling Bee mobile apps also allow you to track your progress at each competition level, offering both graphical and statistical records of your game play.