spelldown
[ spel-doun ]
/ ˈspɛlˌdaʊn /
noun
a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
Origin of spelldown
1940–45,
Americanism; from phrase
spell down to outspell others in a spelling match
Words nearby spelldown
spell-check,
spellbind,
spellbinder,
spellbound,
spellchecker,
spelldown,
speller,
speller-divider,
spellican,
spelling,
spelling bee