Icelandic Spelling Bee — Stafabý
Stafabý is the Icelandic Spelling Bee: build as many words as you can from seven letters — every word must use the centre letter.
How to play
- Make words of four or more letters.
- Every word must include the centre letter.
- Letters can be reused.
- Find the pangram that uses all seven letters for bonus points.
Scoring
- Longer words score more.
- A pangram (all seven letters) gives a big bonus.
- Climb from ‘Beginner’ to ‘Genius’.
Why it helps learners
Spelling Bee pushes you to recall many related Icelandic words from the same letters, which rapidly expands active vocabulary and spelling.
Which words count in the Icelandic Spelling Bee?
A word counts if it is at least four letters long, uses only the seven letters shown and includes the centre letter. You may reuse any letter as often as you like. The word list is built from the Database of Icelandic Morphology, which means inflected forms are accepted: if a noun is valid, its dative and genitive forms usually are too.
That is worth knowing, because it changes the strategy compared to the English game. In English you hunt for distinct roots, while in Icelandic a single root can yield four or five scoring entries through its case endings. Longer words score more, and a word using all seven letters is a pangram worth seven bonus points. The rank Snillingur, the Icelandic equivalent of Genius, is reached at 72 percent of the available points, so you do not need every word to finish. The bank holds 120 puzzles, one a day.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there an Icelandic Spelling Bee?
- Yes — Stafabý, a free daily Icelandic Spelling Bee.
- What is the minimum word length?
- Four letters, and each word must use the centre letter.
- What is a pangram?
- A word that uses all seven letters at least once; it earns a bonus.
- Is it free?
- Yes, with a new puzzle every day.