Selecting a Skill Level
At the skill level selection screen, you can
select the difficulty of game words. You can
choose
Beginner
,
Advanced
or
Master
.
1. Press the skill level you want.
Viewing Spelling Bee Help
You can view on-screen instructions to help
you play the Spelling Bee games. In all three
versions, these instructions are available
where the skill level can be selected.
1. Press HELP.
2. Read the text.
Press
NEXT
to continue reading the
instructions.
Press
PREVIOUS
to return to a previous
screen.
3. Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Viewing Your High Scores
You can view your five best scores in any
version of Spelling Bee.
In
Practice
, you see the player’s name, the
elapsed time and the number of errors.
In
Game Show
and
Competition
, you see the
player’s name, the latest round reached, the
player’s score and elapsed time.
1. CLEAR SCORES is highlighted at the
bottom of the screen. Press it to erase all
saved scores.
2. Press CLOSE when you are finished.
Using Spelling Bee Tools
Just like in a real Spelling Bee, each version
of Spelling Bee in your device contains a
selection of tools to help you spell a word.
After a game word is pronounced, these
options are displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
1. Press SENTENCE, DEFINITION, REPEAT,
or ORIGINS.
Sentence
displays the game word in a
sentence, where “~” represents the game
word.
Definition
displays a definition of the game
word.
Repeat
pronounces the game word again.
Origin
displays information about the
origin of the game word.
2. Type the game word.
3. Press ENTER to continue the game.
Playing Practice
Select
Practice
to hone your spelling skills
and get a feel for how the game works. In
each practice round, you are asked to spell 15
words correctly three times each.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the arrow icons to cycle through
the options until
Practice
is displayed.
3. Press the Practice option to begin.
The character selection screen is displayed.
Note
: To end the game at any time and
return to the main menu, press the
MENU
button.
4. Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please
see “Selecting a Character” for more
information.
5. Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting
a Skill Level” for more information.
Note
:
Selecting a skill level automatically
advances you to begin the game.
You can also select
HELP
to read
instructions about the Spelling Bee games.
Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more
information.
Select
HIGH SCORES
to view the best
scores of your practice rounds. Please
see “Viewing High Scores” for more
information.
Select
CANCEL
to return to your previous
location.
6. Press GO to begin the practice round.
Before you begin, press
SHOW WORD
to activate the option of displaying the
game word as it is pronounced. Please see
“Using the Show Word Option” for more
information.
The first word is pronounced and the
definition for the word is displayed on the
screen.
7. Type the word you just heard.
Use the back arrow to delete the letter to
the left of the cursor.
If you are having trouble spelling a word,
some tools are available to help you. You
can have the word repeated or used in a
sentence. You can see the word’s definition
or origins. Please see “Using Spelling Bee
Tools” for more information.
At any time while spelling a word, press
RESULT
to see your results so far. Press the
results panel to close it.
In
Practice
there are additional hints
available to help you spell game words.
Press
HINT
to access the hints. Press the
hint you want to see. Please see “Hints” for
more information.
8. When you are satisfied with your
answer, press ENTER.
If your answer is correct, a green dot is
filled in on the chart on the left side of the
screen. This chart keeps track of how many
times you’ve spelled each of your practice
words correctly. If your answer is incorrect,
the dot is colored red. Remember to
complete the practice round, each word
must be spelled correctly three times.
9.
Go
is highlighted at the bottom of the
screen. Press it to see the next word.
10. Continue spelling words until you’ve
completed the practice round.
When the practice round is over, you are
shown your number of errors and how
long it took to complete the round. If it is
one of your best efforts, it is automatically
saved among your high scores.
11. Press OK to continue.
Using the
✓
Show Word
Option
The
Show Word
option in a practice
round
displays the game word on the screen for
a few seconds as it is pronounced. You
can turn this mode on before the practice
round begins or between each word.
Note
: This option, when turned on, only
displays the next word. You must turn it on
for each word you want to display.
When this option is displayed, it appears
next to
Go
. Press
SHOW WORD
to turn the
option on. Then press
GO
to continue. To
turn the option off, press it again.
Using Hints
✓
While you play
Practice
, five hints are
available to help you spell game words.
Each hint can be used only one time
during the course of a word.
Note
: A sixth
hint,
Pass
, is displayed, but disabled during
Practice
.
Press
HINT
to display the Hints menu and
then press the option you want. Press
BACK
to close the Hints menu without
selecting a hint.
Uniques
displays all the correct letters in a
word, but jumbled in a random order.
1st Letters
displays the first letter of the
word.
Consonants
displays all the consonants of
the word, in the order they appear.
Vowels
displays all the vowels of the word,
in the order they appear.
Word Choice
displays a list of three words,
where only one of the words is the correct
word.
Playing Game Show
Game Show
is a one player game where
you can earn money by quickly spelling
progressively more difficult words. Each word
has a unique dollar amount, which increases
with the difficulty of the words. Additional
money can be awarded based on how quickly
you spell each word.
In a standard game, you have ten regular
rounds with a speed round after each regular
round.
At the
Beginner
skill level, if you complete
the first ten regular rounds, you advance to
the
Advanced
skill level. After 10 rounds at
the
Advanced
skill level, you continue to the
Master
skill level. The game continues at the
Master
skill level until the game is over.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Press the arrow icons to cycle through
the options until
Game Show
is
displayed.
3. Press the Game Show option to begin.
The character selection screen is displayed.
Note
: To end the game at any time and
return to the main menu, press the
MENU
button.
4. Select a character.
Select an avatar and type a name. Please
see “Selecting a Character” for more
information.
5. Select a skill level.
Select a skill level. Please see “Selecting
a Skill Level” for more information.
Note
:
Selecting a skill level automatically
advances you to begin the game.
You can also select
HELP
to read
instructions about the Spelling Bee games.
Please see “Using On Screen Help” for more
information.
Select
HIGH SCORES
to view the best
scores of your game shows. Please
see “Viewing High Scores” for more
information.
Select
CANCEL
to return to your previous
location.
6. Press GO to begin the game.
The first word is pronounced.
