Spelling Word Lists by Grade

1930 words with kid-friendly definitions, organized by grade level — the same lists used in the free Spellaroo spelling quiz.

Kindergarten Spelling Words

73 words

a, am, at, ate, be, black…
Grade 1 Spelling Words

216 words

after, again, an, any, as, ask…
Grade 2 Spelling Words

56 words

again, always, around, because, been, before…
Grade 3 Spelling Words

77 words

about, afternoon, better, bring, carry, clean…
Grade 4 Spelling Words

323 words

ago, area, became, certain, continue, correct…
Grade 5 Spelling Words

304 words

afternoon, am, amount, bill, broken, building…
Grade 6 Spelling Words

202 words

addition, agree, allow, alphabet, amaze, angle…
Grade 7 Spelling Words

230 words

achievement, actual, additional, adjective, affect, allowance…
Grade 8 Spelling Words

114 words

absence, account, achievement, ambitious, analyze, article…
Grade 9 Spelling Words

124 words

abstract, analyze, assume, clarify, coherent, consequence…
Grade 10 Spelling Words

135 words

analyze, assess, assume, cite, coincide, compose…
Grade 11 Spelling Words

133 words

aberration, abstruse, acumen, alacrity, ameliorate, anachronism…
Grade 12 Spelling Words

116 words

abate, abdicate, aberrant, abjure, abscond, abstain…
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