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How to spell bee

Bee is spelled B-E-E. The part people get wrong: double E.

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What it means: A flying insect that makes honey.

In a sentence: A bee buzzed around the pretty flowers in the garden.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double e.

Not to be confused with: be, a different word.

Same family: bees, beehive, beekeeper, honeybee, bumblebee. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “bee” comes from Old English “bēo,” which is related to similar words in German and Dutch. In many ancient cultures, the bee was a symbol of hard work and community.

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