Spelling Game

I love words. (Oh rilly, Pam? We wouldn’t have guessed.) They are the best toy in the world, silly putty with sound and ideas. That’s not to say that I don’t also love me some spell check.

So when I found the Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge, I was all over it. I’m competitive as all get out on some things, so when I learned to play the game on the “Tricky” level, I was miffed to miss two words. When it gave me corrections, I realized I had heard something the game hadn’t said. Missed two on “Difficult” and was provoked, because those were flat out errors. Didn’t keep me from moving on to “Fiendish.”

It’s fiendish all right. My scores there were all over the map, and a few rounds don’t bear discussion, although I finally stopped after a round where I discovered that I could no longer see the difference between m and n.

You try it. (Heh heh heh) Dare ya.

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12 responses to “Spelling Game”

meninaiscrazy | February 16, 2012 at 4:52 pm | Reply

I’d probably fail it but, I don’t have speakers to hear the words. LOL
- PD Singer | February 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm | Reply
  
  Aw… You should come over and play on my computer.
  - meninaiscrazy | February 19, 2012 at 1:50 pm |
    
    I tried it on my brother’s desktop. I read a lot but, an okay speller. That made me feel bad. LOL
  - PD Singer | February 19, 2012 at 6:54 pm |
    
    petpetpet There’s no grade here.
Dilo Keith | February 16, 2012 at 5:19 pm | Reply

I think my hearing has deteriorated more than my spelling skills. The British option was a bit better for me. Thanks for the chance to feel pleased with myself.
- PD Singer | February 16, 2012 at 6:29 pm | Reply
  
  I have to stop myself from treating it like one of the timed games. Ain’t that fun?
Eden Winters | February 16, 2012 at 5:23 pm | Reply

Must…not…give…in…must…finish….edits…. This is too tempting. I mean, I play Word Mole on my phone during breaks at work. I’ll have to hold off though until these edits are done.
- PD Singer | February 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm | Reply
  
  *perks up* Word Mole? I’ve never played that one!
Lisa | February 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm | Reply

So. Addicted. Though “salmon” sounded like “summon” and “height” sounded like “point”. That just means I’m deaf. I can still spell. 😀
- PD Singer | February 16, 2012 at 6:27 pm | Reply
  
  I had that same problem:I just can’t hear one of the announcers.
  - Lisa | February 17, 2012 at 6:16 am |
    
    LOL. Sometimes it was nothing more than the accent that made it difficult for me to understand the word. 🙂
    
    Just what I needed: another addiction to add to the list, along with books, Words With Friends, coffee, chocolate… 😀
PD Singer | February 17, 2012 at 9:29 am | Reply

Heh! Tried it without a TV blaring in the background and did much better. Fiendish was still fiendish, and spellcheck is still my buddy, but if I ever need to write piccalilli into a story, I can get it right the first time now. (Not happening, I’ve tasted the stuff.)