2009 – 2010 Word List

The following words will be used for the Billerica Spell Bee competition.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 Students should study:
o Third Grade - the 3rd and 4th grade lists
o Fourth Grade – the 4th and 5th grade lists
o Fifth Grade – the 5th and 6th grade lists
o Sixth Grade – the 6th and 7th grade lists
o Seventh Grade – the 7th and 8th grade lists
o Eighth Grade – the 8th grade and championship lists
o Fifth through Eighth Grades - the winners of each grade will be invited to a
Championship round at the end of the Spelling Bee to crown a Grand Champion. All
fifth through eighth grade students should study the eighth grade words and the
challenge words in the final section.
 For the Spelling Bee, we will use words from this list and variations of these words.
 We will also use words not found on these lists.
 The Spelling Bee words will be challenging!

Study Tips
 Use the word in an original sentence.  What are synonyms of the word?
 Find and learn the definition of the  What are antonyms of the word?
word.  What is the origin or etymology of the
 Know how to pronounce the word. word?
 Which parts of speech is the word used  What words rhyme with this word?
as (e.g. noun, verb)?
 What are other forms of the word such
as plurals or tenses?

We recommend using http://www.merriam-webster.com as your online dictionary.

For additional study tips, spelling bee training, and other resources, visit
http://www.BillericaSpellingBee.org.

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Third Grade
abide cloud enrich label sandy
acrid clown famish ladle scale
adage club feast last shelf
admit comic feeble liberate sheriff
alike commit fell limp shine
ambulance commune fickle limpid shop
angel compute fiddle litigate simple
antic contend fillet loaf snail
apple cotton finch lurk soon
assume crank flagrant maggot spray
baffle crown flail malady stable
balcony crumb fondle marsh staid
ballast custom frenzy merit statement
basis cutler frizz mire subtle
battle death full mound swine
Bible debt gable nectar temple
blunder debtor gloss object think
bound delicate gospel paid throb
brawn depict grace patent thumb
brow deride grain pillar tinge
bubble desire gravity pink tomb
cater desolate hasty pipe town
cattle detect hatred preach tread
cavity dimple hesitate printer treat
cheat dissect horrid psalm troop
cheek divide inmate respect tumble
cinder divine insect rifle ulcer
circle doubt intimate rocket under
clip empty irritate saddle vacate
clock endure kite sadness wore

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Fourth Grade
adjacent defraud horn relevant thirst
affair despair liable repress thorn
antique diet load scare threat
arbor dispatch lookout school thrill
argument distract magistrate scorch thrive
artichoke effort mercer scorn throve
assault elect merge second thrust
attack enemy month should tinder
awaken erect mosque shrewd tour
banish err movingly shrift tourist
barn farm nail shrike trail
benefit feel neglect shrine transparent
beware firm noon shrunk trap
blood first nothing slack wallow
blown flare oats solo wand
born flattery obligate spice wanton
brook float pastry splinter warmth
brotherhood flood pawn spool wart
canal former pearl sprawl watch
carefulness fret penny spread wean
chair frost plaid spring whatever
chamber gasp plausible square where
chance glee prove stood wicked
chant glove quaint strain wolf
chrome grafted rare submarine woodland
coax gratitude reflect swerve worm
corpse groom regress tall worship
crime harm regular tender worthy
dare history relax terse would
defect hood relent thick yarn

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Fifth Grade
abrupt coward fluid oblige sick
across cowl forest partake silent
adopt crowd freedom persist skulk
adrift cruise fulcrum perspire sluggish
agree crusade fully pest slumber
allow cubic general plush smelt
ambush curb gesture powerful soundings
amuse curd giddiness problem soup
announcement curliness gown product spurn
appointment cypress gross prowess sue
arrest deny grows prune suit
aspect depress has public sulky
assessor destroy hobby publish sunk
attire discuss huddle pull symmetry
beauty disjointed hydra pulpit syndicate
befit down hydrant put synopsis
boyhood drowsy hyena putrid tactic
brace duchess iceberg quack than
burst dynasty incessant quorum thin
bushy elector instruct quotation this
butcher enactment journalist quote torque
cascade entice journey rebut trace
cave equal libel reflex traffic
chaise esteem loyal refuse tribal
chivalry example machine rejoice trickle
chocolate excel migrate remark troy
choice executive moist restore trump
clot expend monk rubbish urge
congress exterior mount ruse urgency
contest extraneous nostril science wound

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Sixth Grade
abhorrent cliff famous mutton revenge
abridge colon fasten namesake rumble
abusive conceit fault narrow sadden
admonish connect felon neatly scaffold
afloat credence flighty novice script
allurement daisy fracas omen shadow
amusement deacon gigantic pacific shallow
appeal deceive glisten parcel sharp
appear deceiver half parental smack
argue decline harangue perusal smitten
assessment decrease harrow piston snatch
austere deliver haunt poetic sneak
barrel demolish hazel prescribe sparrow
believe demon heave presented spawn
besiege deport herb preventive spoken
bewilder dilemma heroic prison steeple
bewitch diminish highland profess stick
billow dogmatic inhabit prohibit stiffen
bitten dragon inquire purse sudden
broken dramatic intestate quicken sweeten
bronze drunken kitchen ravel talk
build eager kitten receiver tallow
built eclipse lengthen reckon tarnish
button elastic live recluse treason
buzz elbow malignant redundant trouble
calf enigma marrow reflective wayward
church ensue mason relief weaken
citron establish measles repeal widow
clamp faithful mellow replenish window
clearance fallow mitten retrieve wrath

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Seventh Grade
absolve carbonate educate jewel promise
absurd carnival elephant jockey recur
acquaint caustic emanate journal refrain
affray cavalry embassy justify repay
agile certain embers knapsack reprint
alcohol charity emery knuckle resident
alert chisel emphasis laurel resist
alkali climax emphasize lintel resort
alkaline congeal encroach luncheon respond
allay conjugate epicure mackerel restrain
archery consecrate essence majesty retain
armament cottage factory marigold retrace
assert credit fashion mariner soda
asterisk crescent felony morbid sorrel
avert crevice fibrous mortgage speckle
await crimson formula motley speculate
azimuth declaim frosty movement stucco
bachelor defray frustrate mulberry subsequent
balustrade delay galaxy multiply succumb
before democrat gaudy multitude surgeon
biscuit dictate gratify myriad surly
blemish district gypsy mystery thimble
blockade dogma hither neutral tickle
bolster dolphin image orphanage topaz
bracelet dominant indulge parole tribute
brimstone double inert patrol twinkle
brisket dungeon infer pickle typify
buffoon dwindle invert pillage tyranny
bustle ebony jealous pompous wondrous
Calvary editor jelly practice zealous

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Eighth Grade
hawthorn pundit babka timely hierarchy
vorlage juggernaut hogan spareribs piazza
handsome purga jackal metaphor bandit
periphery impasse matinee graupel synergy
crescent kasha polygon biopsy Bolshevik
cabana wasabi arsenal ostentatious duenna
contiguous buckwagon rabbit dugong samovar
yahoo sable frolic Boswell aristocracy
muumuu dungaree Borzoi fandango inferno
angelic tritium schloss palette postmortem
magazine mentor cheka oratorio stollen
dyslexia predicate sultan primal tatami
renegade nightingale fife chronology precipice
wintergreen shampoo leotard denim chutney
oolong virtuosa dachshund satori pinafore
boutique concerto windily homburg hominy
opera scrabble embargo tithe intractable
bluff ambiguity snuff cravat echt
insidious misanthropy bolero malihini didactic
dairy quinine lariat dissect chimichanga
parka scow persimmon quisling femininity
apathy bugle endemic kona kahuna
renovate vogue poi prosecute credentials
obsequious parapet blister participant semantics
karate gestapo cantata providence belay
feldsher ballot geoponics woodchuck amarillo
boodle diorama souvenir catkin geode
acme tomatillo expertise automaton canary
vulcanize splice amnesia yield saffron
bower synopsis algebra stipple howitzer

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Championship Round
patel cushy tuna dynamic cauliflower
portfolio loot temporal philanthropy polymer
sukiyaki lucid necessary lilac ephemeral
morgue influenza antibiotic mohair folksiness
doctrinaire innate elixir cognition yamen
manicure mole Capricorn pecan polder
pentathlon lemon stethoscope kuruma cossack
ambivalent amphibious access Bildungsroman chinchilla
tortoni irony regime rhetoric liverwurst
loiter geranium vulnerable dearth newton
etch umlaut conjecture einkorn bureaucracy
incredulous foist odyssey panzer sayonara
glitz shogun anvil nemesis gristle
pueblo aspen whirlpool learned pitchblende
bambino jerky toboggan precipitate alcohol
easel lithe discipline popularity gazelle
adobe floss tachometer furlough gregarious
eureka hock spaghetti extravaganza Frankenstein
baba chalupa canasta errand Backstein
ridiculous mathematics falsetto cruller rhinoceros
ampere motif lunatic candidate futon
maestro caribou pandit physique ambulance
nether credenza spoor alleviate thesaurus
Islamic obstinate synonym hundredth maladroit
ravel toucan spherical amenable shrapnel
incriminate banzai borax topical carmine
eulogy caucus coloratura canine beige
luau gruff cotton sarcasm androcentric
tutu gospel nebbish cameo flamenco
hosta diesel macadamia ninja tantalize

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