6th Grade Spelling Bee Words

Are you a teacher looking for some 6th grade spelling bee words to use in your next classroom competition?

Or perhaps you're a parent or student trying to "study ahead" on some typical sixth grade spelling words. Either way, this list should help! 

We also have spelling bee lists for lots of other grades, too.

Most words here come from our list of 300 sixth grade spelling words. A few at the beginning are from our fifth grade list.

But beware! Many words at the end of the list are more difficult than our typical sixth grade words. (These words come from lists of frequently misspelled words or from adding prefixes and suffixes to other tricky words.) Words are generally arranged from easiest to most difficult.

Printable list of 6th grade spelling bee words

action	climate	express	increase
mammal	surface	gaze	teaspoon
simply	further	noisy	poem
gesture	heroes	squawk	bough
solar	grief	hyphen	spaghetti
pressure	sailor	listening	recently
quote	myth	rumor	safety
wrestle	rehearse	governor	rural
jealous	headache	grateful	separate
partial	scarcely	whose	ambulance
temperature	scientific	hangar	emergency
inquire	marriage	sword	sentence
museum	excellent	ingredient	comfortable
especially	league	ancient	nationality
patient	vault	honorable	struggling
intermission	acquire	vacuum	persuade
mechanic	requirement	accidentally	performance
disastrous	scissors	vegetable	appearance
studios	descendant	systematic	audience
violence	unbelievable	separately	lightning
unsuccessful	independence	variety	encyclopedia
immediate	strengthen	noticeable	operational
acknowledgement	desperately	courageous	restaurant
unmistakable	recyclable	exaggerate	convenience
preferable	millionaire	rhythmic	mischievous

Important Tips

Give students lots of practice in oral spelling before competitions. Ask students to spell words frequently aloud, even from their seats, for a bit of "performance" practice.

Be sure to use spelling bee words in sentences when quizzing students. For instance, pause, should be clarified so it won't be confused with paws:  The officials decided to pause the game while they reviewed the last play.

More 6th Grade Spelling Bee Words & Helps

Need more words with sentences, rules, award certificates, and lots of organizational tips? Please consider purchasing our exclusive Spelling Bee Toolbox, for grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. Each one contains 600 grade-appropriate bee words, used in sentences, and all the resources you need for a successful spelling bee! Learn more.

Or use our  Colossal Spelling Bee Word Lists, if you're holding a competition in which you require definitions, parts of speech and sentences. In each eBook, you'll find 600 all-new words!

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