Selecting a Skill Level
At the skill level selection screen, you can select the difficulty of game words. You can choose Beginner, Advanced or Master.
1. Press the skill level you want.
Viewing Spelling Bee Help
You can view
1.Press HELP.
2.Read the text.
Press NEXT to continue reading the instructions.
Press PREVIOUS to return to a previous screen.
3.Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Viewing Your High Scores
You can view your five best scores in any version of Spelling Bee.
In Practice, you see the player’s name, the elapsed time and the number of errors.
In Game Show and Competition, you see the player’s name, the latest round reached, the player’s score and elapsed time.
1.CLEAR SCORES is highlighted at the bottom of the screen. Press it to erase all saved scores.
2.Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Using Spelling Bee Tools
Just like in a real Spelling Bee, each version of Spelling Bee in your device contains a selection of tools to help you spell a word. After a game word is pronounced, these options are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
1.Press SENTENCE, DEFINITION, REPEAT, or ORIGINS.
Sentence displays the game word in a sentence, where “~” represents the game word.
Definition displays a definition of the game word.
Repeat pronounces the game word again.
Origin displays information about the origin of the game word.
2.Type the game word.
3.Press ENTER to continue the game.
Playing Practice
Select Practice to hone your spelling skills and get a feel for how the game works. In each practice round, you are asked to spell 15 words correctly three times each.
1.Press the MENU button.
2.Press the arrow icons to cycle through the options until Practice is displayed.
3.Press the Practice option to begin.
The character selection screen is displayed.
Note: To end the game at any time and return to the main menu, press the MENU button.
4.Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please see “Selecting a Character” for more information.
5.Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting a Skill Level” for more information. Note: Selecting a skill level automatically advances you to begin the game.
You can also select HELP to read instructions about the Spelling Bee games. Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more information.
Select HIGH SCORES to view the best scores of your practice rounds. Please see “Viewing High Scores” for more information.
Select CANCEL to return to your previous location.
6.Press GO to begin the practice round.
Before you begin, press SHOW WORD to activate the option of displaying the game word as it is pronounced. Please see “Using the Show Word Option” for more information.
The first word is pronounced and the definition for the word is displayed on the screen.
7.Type the word you just heard.
Use the back arrow to delete the letter to the left of the cursor.
If you are having trouble spelling a word, some tools are available to help you. You can have the word repeated or used in a sentence. You can see the word’s definition or origins. Please see “Using Spelling Bee Tools” for more information.
At any time while spelling a word, press RESULT to see your results so far. Press the results panel to close it.
In Practice there are additional hints available to help you spell game words. Press HINT to access the hints. Press the hint you want to see. Please see “Hints” for more information.
8.When you are satisfied with your answer, press ENTER.
If your answer is correct, a green dot is filled in on the chart on the left side of the screen. This chart keeps track of how many times you’ve spelled each of your practice words correctly. If your answer is incorrect, the dot is colored red. Remember to complete the practice round, each word must be spelled correctly three times.
9.Go is highlighted at the bottom of the screen. Press it to see the next word.
10.Continue spelling words until you’ve completed the practice round.
When the practice round is over, you are shown your number of errors and how long it took to complete the round. If it is one of your best efforts, it is automatically saved among your high scores.
11.Press OK to continue.
✓✓ Using the Show Word Option
The Show Word option in a practice round displays the game word on the screen for a few seconds as it is pronounced. You can turn this mode on before the practice round begins or between each word.
Note: This option, when turned on, only displays the next word. You must turn it on for each word you want to display.
When this option is displayed, it appears next to Go. Press SHOW WORD to turn the option on. Then press GO to continue. To turn the option off, press it again.
✓✓ Using Hints
While you play Practice, five hints are available to help you spell game words. Each hint can be used only one time during the course of a word. Note: A sixth hint, Pass, is displayed, but disabled during Practice.
Press HINT to display the Hints menu and then press the option you want. Press BACK to close the Hints menu without selecting a hint.
Uniques displays all the correct letters in a word, but jumbled in a random order.
1st Letters displays the first letter of the word.
Consonants displays all the consonants of the word, in the order they appear.
Vowels displays all the vowels of the word, in the order they appear.
Word Choice displays a list of three words, where only one of the words is the correct word.
Playing Game Show
Game Show is a one player game where you can earn money by quickly spelling progressively more difficult words. Each word has a unique dollar amount, which increases with the difficulty of the words. Additional money can be awarded based on how quickly you spell each word.
In a standard game, you have ten regular rounds with a speed round after each regular round.
At the Beginner skill level, if you complete the first ten regular rounds, you advance to the Advanced skill level. After 10 rounds at the Advanced skill level, you continue to the Master skill level. The game continues at the Master skill level until the game is over.
1.Press the MENU button.
2.Press the arrow icons to cycle through the options until Game Show is displayed.
3.Press the Game Show option to begin. The character selection screen is displayed.
Note: To end the game at any time and return to the main menu, press the MENU button.
4.Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please see “Selecting a Character” for more information.
5.Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting a Skill Level” for more information. Note: Selecting a skill level automatically advances you to begin the game.
You can also select HELP to read instructions about the Spelling Bee games. Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more information.
Select HIGH SCORES to view the best scores of your game shows. Please see “Viewing High Scores” for more information.
Select CANCEL to return to your previous location.
6.Press GO to begin the game. The first word is pronounced.