About this quiz
This spelling quiz quiz climbs from easy warm-up questions to real tests for experts. Expect questions on commonly misspelled words, homophones, confusing pairs, plurals and American vs British spelling.
Play it alone to see how high you get, or use it as a group game. Each level has several questions, a wrong answer sends you back to your last camp, and two jokers help when you are stuck. Questions come in a different order every time.
What the questions cover
The early levels use everyday words that people often get wrong. Higher levels cover tricky vocabulary, silent letters and word pairs such as affect and effect.
The quiz follows standard American English as given in Merriam-Webster. Where a word has an accepted variant, it is not used.
How to play
Use it for a classroom warm-up or a word-nerd game night.
Frequently asked questions
Does the quiz use American or British spelling?
American. Some questions ask you to tell the American spelling from the British one.
Can I use it in a classroom?
Yes. It is free and needs no sign-up.
Does it cost anything?
No. The quiz is free and needs no sign-up.
How does the quiz work?
You answer questions across ten levels. Every correct answer takes you one level higher, and the questions get harder as you climb.
What are the camps for?
Camp 1 (Level 4) and Camp 2 (Level 7) are your safety nets. If you answer wrong after reaching a camp, you fall back to that camp instead of losing everything.
What do the jokers do?
50:50 removes two wrong answers. Swap question gives you a new question at the same level. Each joker can be used once per game.
Does it cost anything?
No. You do not need an account or a sign-up.