Before we begin with the official introductions to our list of hard spelling bee words, let’s remember one viral video from a couple of (okay, okay, more like ten) years ago.
You know, the one where a kid is asked to spell numnah (a thing you put under a horse’s saddle), and he’s all super confused and asks to repeat the word several times just to be sure it wasn’t what he thought he had heard. Disclaimer - he felt it was numbnut. Google it if you haven’t seen it - it’s absolutely brilliant.
Okay, with that story out of the way, we can return to our list of the hardest spelling bee words. And boy, aren’t we glad we didn’t have to spell these words in front of an audience when we were kids! In fact, we are even more pleased that we don’t have to do it as adults.
Although we were compiling this list, we took a mental note of some exceedingly cool words to be used in situations where we’d like to seem fancier-than-thou. In hopes, of course, that we won’t have to spell them afterward.
But, if you find us using words like malfeasance or antediluvian, just know that almighty Grammarly made sure we got them right.
As far as introductions go, we think this one did its job, and now it is about time to check out the hardest words to spell we’ve rounded up in this article. Since a better half of them are rarely used anymore, we’ve supplied them with short explanations so you’ll know the proper instances to use these spelling bee words.
Once you are done checking out the list, rank the submissions so the hardest words to spell find their way to the top!
#1 Because half-measures just won’t do

Conscientious
Definition: careful, particular, taking great care
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#2 When Your Ancestors Were the OG Outsiders
Mlechchha
Definition: people of foreign extraction in ancient India
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#3 Mood: Perpetually Extra
Woebegoneness
Definition: strongly affected with woe
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#4 Barely Making Waves, Honestly

Milquetoast
Definition: a timid, unassertive, or apologetic person
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#5 Happiness, but make it deep
Eudaemonic
Definition: producing happiness; based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct
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#6 Who Needs Directions Anyway?
Chauffeur
Definition: a person hired to drive a private automobile or limousine
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#7 Meet Your Tiny Unwanted Roommates
Staphylococci
Definition: a genus of non-motile spherical eubacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads and comprise a few parasites of skin and mucous membranes
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#8 Wave hello to better hair days

Cymotrichous
Definition: having the hair wavy
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#9 Gear Up or Gear Out
Paraphernalia
Definition: particular objects needed for a certain activity
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#10 Geeking Out Over Sparkly Stuff
Crystallographer
Definition: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals
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#11 Nose-Hugging Nerd Chic
Pince-nez
Definition: eyeglasses clipped to the nose by a spring
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#12 Apparently, studying crabs is a thing

Crustaceology
Definition: a branch of zoology that deals with animals belonging to crustaceans like prawns, lobsters, crabs, shrimps, woodlice, etc.
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#13 Why Is My Tooth Throwing Shade?
Odontalgia
Definition: toothache
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#14 Big Brother’s Low-Key Hobby
Surveillance
Definition: continuous observation of a person, place, or activity in order to gather information
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#15 Quirks that make you, *you*
Idiosyncrasy
Definition: a tendency, habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual; a quirk
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#16 Guess I’m Just Going With It

Acquiesce
Definition: to accept as inevitable; to comply passively
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#17 Brain and body actually catching feelings
Feldenkrais
Definition: a method of exercise therapy that emphasizes connections between the brain and body
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#18 Mini storm, big mood
Neutercane
Definition: a subtropical cyclone that is usually less than 100 miles in diameter and that draws energy from sources common to both the hurricane and the frontal cyclone
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#19 Weird Squad of Nature
Xenarthra
Definition: a suborder or other division of Edentata comprising the American anteaters, armadillos, sloths, and usually the extinct ground sloths
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#20 Midweek, but make it confusing

Wednesday
Definition: the day of the week before Thursday and following Tuesday
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