Spelling and vocabulary games for kids — from weekly lists to the National Bee
Spelling is the most list-driven subject in school, and lists are only useful if someone reads them aloud, checks the answer and keeps score. TapToLearn's spelling apps do exactly that — from this week's classroom words to the full Scripps National Spelling Bee lists — with audio for every word.
Spelling Hero
The most complete spelling-bee app — every word list from school rounds to the National Bee, with audio and definitions.
Spell Test
Type in this week's words, hear them read aloud, test yourself — a homework-night time-saver.
Spell + Friends
Tap-to-hear vocabulary cards with definition, origin and usage — then challenge a friend.
Spell with Friends
Spelling tests, custom lists and a full spelling-bee mode with 13,500+ recorded words — coming to the browser.
GRE Flash Cards
Flashcards for GRE vocabulary — tap to flip, hear the word, mark the ones to revisit.
How TapToLearn teaches spelling & vocab
Hear it, then spell it
Every word is read aloud. Kids type what they hear, the way a real spelling test works, instead of copying from a list.
Words, not just letters
Spelling Hero and Spell + Friends give the definition, origin and an example sentence with each word, so vocabulary grows alongside spelling.
Your list or ours
Spell Test takes the words that came home from school; Spelling Hero has school, regional and National Bee lists built in.
Coming to the web
Spell with Friends — a rebuilt spelling-test and spelling-bee app with over 13,500 recorded words — is in the works for the browser.
What to play at each stage
| Grades | What's covered |
|---|---|
| 1–3 | Weekly spelling lists, phonics-level words — Spell Test |
| 3–6 | School and regional bee lists, vocabulary cards with usage — Spelling Hero, Spell + Friends |
| 6–8 | National Bee word lists, word origins, hard-word recall — Spelling Hero |
Spelling & Vocab questions parents ask
Which app has the spelling bee word lists?
Spelling Hero — school, regional and Scripps National Spelling Bee lists, each word with audio pronunciation, definition, origin and an example sentence.
Can I make a spelling test from my child's own list?
Yes. Spell Test lets a parent or teacher type in any list, plays each word aloud and tracks grades across the week.
Are TapToLearn spelling games playable in the browser yet?
Not yet — the spelling titles were published for iPhone and iPad. A browser version, Spell with Friends, is being built and will appear at taptolearn.com when it ships.