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Double letters: spelling bee words
Words with a double letter that is easy to miss or to add: necessary, embarrass, tomorrow, beginning, accommodate.
Double letters
When a word has a double letter, it is often where two parts meet (un-necessary, mis-spell) or after a short stressed vowel (beginning).
- glasses
- classes
- puppies
- berries
- pennies
- unhappy
- refill
- retell
- disappear
- disconnect
- careless
- helpless
- fearless
- endless
- sleepless
- spotless
- harmless
- useless
- pointless
- restless
- timeless
- painless
- taller
- tallest
- smaller
- smallest
- kindness
- darkness
- sadness
- softness
- goodness
- brightness
- little
- puzzle
- bubble
- middle
- dollar
- collar
- cellar
- nibbleeat with tiny bites“The mouse nibbles the cheese.”
- glimmershine with a faint, flickering light“A candle glimmers in the window.”
- flutterflap quickly and lightly“Butterflies flutter around the garden.”
- addition
- mission
- permission
- discussion
- expression
- collision
- misspell
- possible
- terrible
- different
- beginning
- immenseextremely large“An immense cloud covered the whole valley.”
- plummetfall straight down very fast“The ball plummeted from the roof.”
- shimmershine with a soft, wavy light“The lake shimmers in the moonlight.”
- sluggishmoving slowly, without energy“I felt sluggish after the big lunch.”
- stubbornrefusing to change your mind“The stubborn mule would not budge.”
- suddenhappening quickly without warning“A sudden rain shower soaked the picnic.”
- dissolvemix into a liquid and disappear“Sugar dissolves in hot tea.”
- shrillhigh-pitched and loud“The whistle made a shrill sound.”
- muffledmade quieter and hard to hear clearly“We heard muffled voices through the wall.”
- clutteredmessy and full of things“My cluttered desk had no room for my book.”
- support
- passport
- attract
- attraction
- interrupt
- interruption
- calligraphy
- allowance
- difference
- assistant
- excellent
- forgetting
- admitted
- committed
- occurred
- preferred
- controlled
- permitted
- regretted
- referred
- submitted
- equipped
- incorrect
- impossible
- irregular
- irresponsible
- illegal
- illogical
- immature
- irrational
- allowed“Dogs are allowed in this park.”
- necessary
- tomorrow
- recommend
- colossalhuge, like a giant statue“A colossal iceberg floated past the ship.”
- acceleratego faster and faster“The roller coaster accelerated down the hill.”
- brittlehard but easily snapped“The dry twig was brittle and cracked.”
- mellowsoft, calm, and gentle“The mellow music helped me relax.”
- dismiss
- transmission
- intermission
- emission
- accredited
- anniversary
- miscellaneous
- official
- essential
- summarize
- scribble
- accommodate
- embarrass
- occasion
- occurrence
- millennium
- effervescentbubbly and fizzy“The effervescent lemonade tickled my nose.”
- oscillateswing back and forth steadily“The fan oscillates from side to side.”
- illuminatelight up“Lanterns illuminate the garden path.”
- apparently
- collaborate
- dilemma
- embarrassment
- exaggerate
- intelligence
- parallel
- questionnaire
- silhouette
- symmetry
- unnecessary
- villain
- malleableeasy to press or hammer into shape“Gold is malleable enough to flatten into sheets.”
- gossamervery light, thin, and delicate“The fairy wore a gossamer cape.”
- impeccableperfect, without any mistakes“Her handwriting is impeccable.”
- torrentialpouring down hard and fast“Torrential rain flooded the street.”
- accessible
- aggressive
- apparent
- chauffeur
- commitment
- correspondence
- fulfill
- grammar
- irresistible
- necessity
- possession
- scissors
- unforgettable
- effulgentshining brilliantly“The effulgent sunrise turned the sky gold.”
- ebullientcheerful and bursting with energy“The ebullient host greeted every guest.”
- ineffabletoo great to be put into words“The view from the peak was ineffable.”
- pellucidperfectly clear“The pellucid stream showed every pebble.”
- mellifluoussweet and smooth to hear“Her mellifluous voice filled the hall.”
- scintillatingsparkling or brilliantly clever“The scintillating stars filled the desert sky.”