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Spelling, made a lot less scary.
Real, practical help for parents of kids ages 6 to 12: weekly-list survival tips, grade-by-grade guides, spelling patterns explained, and what is new in Spelly.
📅 Word of the week
knight
k (silent)nīt
knight Silent letters
Noun. A brave soldier in armor who served a king or queen long ago. The tricky part: the k is silent, and the gh is silent too, so you only hear "nite."
"The knight rode his horse across the bridge to the castle."
⭐ Featured🎓
📣 Product news
New in Spelly: built for test week
Mark a list as a school test — date countdown, starred challenge words, double XP — and teachers can now track a whole class from one link, still with no student accounts.
📣 Product news🔊
💡 Spelling tips🌙
How to win the Sunday-night spelling battle (without the tears)
Flashcards, groans, words forgotten by Monday. If Friday's spelling test turns your weekend into a standoff, here are five small changes that make the list actually stick. Most take five minutes.
🔤 Patterns🧩
The 12 spelling patterns every grade-schooler learns
Schools teach a new pattern most weeks. Here is the full map: word endings, phonics rules, and prefixes, with example words for each of the 12 patterns.
🎒 Grade guide📏
Spelling by grade: what to expect from 1st through 5th
What does a good speller look like at each age? A calm, no-pressure guide to grade-by-grade milestones, and when not to worry.
📣 Product news🔗
New in Spelly: share any word list with one link
Build a list once, then send it to the whole class or a grandparent in a single tap. No accounts, no emails, just a link.
💜 Founder📝
Why we built Spelly: 20 words, every Monday
It started with my son Tommy and a weekly 20-word list. The short story of how a Sunday-night battle turned into an app.
📸 How-to📷
Snap a worksheet, skip the typing: how Scan works
Point your phone at Friday's list, printed or handwritten, and Spelly turns it into a playable game in about ten seconds. Here is how.
💡 Spelling tips🎲
5 ways to make spelling practice feel like play
Kids practice longer when it does not feel like homework. Five small tricks, from beat-the-clock rounds to silly sentences, that turn drills into a game.
🌍 How-to🗣️
Spelling in two languages: a guide for bilingual & ESL families
Practice the spelling in one language while reading the meaning in another. How to set up Spelly so two languages grow at once.
🎒 Grade guide🐝
Getting ready for the spelling bee: a 4-week plan
A gentle, week-by-week practice plan that builds confidence instead of cramming, with the exact word counts to aim for each day.
🎮 Free to start
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Turn this week's list into a game
Scan the worksheet or pick a topic, and your child hears and spells every word across five game modes. No typing, no Sunday-night battle.