Spelling Bee Hive found 1 result for penitentiary. This page contains the same results as searching for that word in the app.
penitentiary - noun; Level 4; origin: Latin; pronunciation: ˌpe-nə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē. a church officer empowered to grant absolution in cases reserved to a bishop.
penitentiary is in Level 4, Set 21 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.
Where penitentiary appears: 3 competitions and 2 study lists on record.
Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 3 times in 1997, 2000, 2017 - Round 3 (1997, 2000, 2017).
Guyana National Spelling Bee: asked 1 time in 2023 - Round not recorded (2023).
The Spelling Bee Ghana: asked 1 time - Final.
Words of the Champions: listed 7 times in 2020–2026.
Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.
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