Hillcrest Third Grade Spelling Bee Preliminaries
Across
- 1. Moving very fast.
- 4. Something you didn’t expect.
- 7. A season with very heavy rain and strong winds.
- 8. A small animal with sharp spikes on its back.
- 11. Already swallowed or finished food.
- 13. A very large animal with big ears and a long trunk.
- 14. People who steal things, usually from ships on the ocean.
- 17. How many people showed up to an event.
- 18. The front foot of a four-legged-animal.
- 22. The first meal you eat in the morning.
- 27. A machine that sucks up dirt from floors.
- 29. What the air outside is like, such as sunny, rainy, or windy.
- 30. A make-believe horse with one magic horn on its head.
- 32. Tall lights that brighten roads and sidewalks at night.
- 33. Something that can hurt you.
- 35. Things you throw away because you don’t need them.
- 38. More than usual; in a special way.
- 39. Being hit with many things or questions all at once.
- 40. A person who does flips, jumps, and other tricks with their body.
- 41. A machine that makes a room or place warm.
- 43. To lift something up.
- 44. A sideways flip using your hands and feet like a spinning wheel.
- 45. Something that is very far from you.
- 46. Talking very loudly.
- 47. Hurt or tried to hurt someone or something.
- 48. A opening in a wall that lets you see outside.
- 50. A make-believe creature that is half person and half fish.
Down
- 2. Words you send to someone, like a note or text.
- 3. Not awake; sleeping.
- 5. Made out of wood; dull, uninspiring, boring.
- 6. A sweet treat made from cocoa beans.
- 9. Bending or tilting to one side.
- 10. To know what something means.
- 12. A very large reptile that lived long ago and is now extinct.
- 15. Material made from animal skin, used for shoes, jackets, or bags.
- 16. A card or gift you give to someone you care about on Valentine’s Day.
- 19. Very smart or very bright.
- 20. A set of instructions for how to cook something.
- 21. A trip from one place to another.
- 23. The second month of the year.
- 24. Wanting to know more about something.
- 25. An open space inside or between buildings.
- 26. A green fruit with a big seed and soft inside.
- 28. A woman with a special royal title.
- 31. A condition that makes it harder for someone to do certain things.
- 34. Very amazing or hard to believe.
- 36. Very beautiful.
- 37. A tiny round seed used to make pepper for food.
- 42. The way something is shaped or arranged.
- 49. Feeling worried, scared, or unsure.