The bee says a word out loud — type what you hear and see how you do!
Spelling Bee Builder is a free listen-and-spell game built for young learners. It works the way a real spelling bee does: your child hears a word spoken clearly, then types (or taps) the letters to spell it. Right away they see whether they got it right, and if not, the correct spelling appears clearly on screen so the correction sticks. There's no rush, no scoreboard shared with anyone else, and no pressure beyond a friendly streak counter.
The app uses your device's own built-in text-to-speech voice (the Web Speech API) — the same technology used by screen readers. That means every word is spoken instantly with no downloads, no waiting, and, most importantly, no audio files or text ever sent anywhere. You can pick from any voice already installed on your device and slow the speaking rate down for trickier words.
Five lists are built in, each a realistic sample of the kinds of words children actually practice at that stage:
Pick whichever list matches your child's actual level — it doesn't need to match their school grade exactly. Mixing and matching is completely fine.
Every word your child gets wrong is quietly saved to that list's "missed words" set, right there on the device. After a round, one tap starts a focused practice session using only those words — the most efficient way to turn a shaky word into a solid one. Missed words clear automatically once your child spells them correctly twice in a row.
There are no third-party ads anywhere in this app, no external links except a single button back to the AppVitamins homepage, and no sign-in or account of any kind. Every button is large and easy to tap, colors are bright and encouraging rather than harsh, and wrong answers are always followed by calm, clear correction — never a red X and nothing more. Progress, scores and streaks are saved only in your browser's local storage on this device; nothing is ever collected, uploaded, or shared.
Short, frequent sessions beat long, rare ones — five to ten words a day builds more lasting spelling skill than one long weekly session. Say the word, have your child repeat it out loud before typing (this engages the ear and the mouth, not just the eyes), and always look at the correct spelling together after a miss rather than rushing to the next word. The "use it in a sentence" button is especially useful for homophones like their/there or to/too/two, where hearing the word alone isn't enough context to spell it correctly.