Why is a spelling bee called a spelling bee?

Answer 1

The denotation of the noun "bee" is: Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.

Moreover, a connotation of the noun "bee" is: A social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions.

Answer 2

A spelling Bee is a competition where the contestants are usually kids and the children are asked to spell English words.

It's a competition for spelling enthusiasts. (It's actually a spelling bee)

Answer 3

the reason is because in 1842 a man called john fornen and he made the first spelling competition and he won it but straight after he got stung by a bee in front of the audience and everybody was shounting spelling bee and the tradition has gone on ever since lol.

Answer 4

Spelling bees have everything to do with bees. You just have to be buzzing about the right bee. English is particularly good at having words with several different meanings. Bee is such a word. A bee is a gathering of people who come together for a special purpose. Examples that were more widely known perhaps a generation or two ago are quilting bee, or sewing bee.

Answer 5

spelling bee contest