Points Available
Open
1 pt per round survived + 5 pt bonus for last person standing
❄ Word Tiers
Rounds 1–3
Tier 1
Deceptively easy. Words people use every day but always get wrong.
Rounds 4–6
Tier 2
Medium difficulty. Familiar but tricky.
Rounds 7–9
Tier 3
Genuinely hard. Educated adults will struggle.
Round 10+
Sudden Death
Real words. Brutal to spell. No mercy.
❄ Scoring
✅
Survive a Round
Spell it correctly — your team scores. Points stack across all rounds.
1 pt
🏆
Last Person Standing
Outlast everyone else — massive bonus for your team.
+5 pts
❌
Spell it Wrong
Eliminated permanently. Sit out. Watch your teammates sweat.
Out
❄ How It Works
1
Each round has one competitor per team — all three face off simultaneously with different words of the same tier
2
Teams rotate who spells each round — every team member gets a turn before anyone goes twice
3
Spell your word out loud — the room hears every letter in real time. No second guessing, no take backs.
4
Spell it wrong — you're eliminated permanently. Your team can still score through their other members.
5
Game ends when everyone is eliminated — last person standing earns +5 bonus pts for their team
❄ The Rules
- Words are spelled out loud — no writing, no whispering, no second chances
- Elimination is permanent — no redemption rounds, no substitutions
- Teams rotate representatives each round — you cannot send the same person twice until everyone has gone once
- The judge's ruling is final — if you spell it wrong, you're out
- No coaching from teammates while someone is spelling
- Words get harder every three rounds — surviving early rounds doesn't mean you're safe