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Valerie's Supplement is the quintessential spelling bee study booklet for students to carry along with them. In addition to the 2,500+ word list, it provides the following for each word:
Valerie's Supplement 2011 includes Scripps' Graded and Spell It! lists, their collection of "Words You Need to Know," plus additional words by our Word Wizards totaling 2,594 words! Each word includes a simple phonetic pronunciation, part(s) of speech, defintions(s), and an abbreviation designating the language of origin. Additional words are grade-appropriate to challenge top students. Scripps' words are marked with an asterisk (*). All words are in difficulty sequence.
Here, you can purchase Supplements from prior years for advanced study. Word lists are updated annually, and word lists from prior years are excellent sources for off-list words that you're likely to hear in latter rounds of regional bees as well as the National Spelling Bee.
Posted by Marcus, 1996 Ohio State Fair Spelling Bee Champion on 24th Jul 2011
Are the thousands of words in the current year's Spelling Supplement not enough for you? Then I'd recommend looking to editions from previous years for thousands more. While some words recur from year to year, there are always plenty of new ones to be tackled, and these are words that are still making appearances in spelling bees today.