What is the origin of “bee” in spelling bee?
I hope this helps… History The earliest evidence of the phrase spelling bee in print dates back to 1825, although the contests had apparently been held before that year.[citation needed ] A key impetus for the contests was Noah Webster ‘s spelling books. First published in 1786 and known colloquially as “The Blue-backed Speller,” Webster’s spelling books were an essential part of the curriculum of all elementary school children in the United States for five generations. The United States National Spelling Bee was started in 1925 by The Courier-Journal , the newspaper of Louisville , Kentucky . In 1941, the
