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Spell Bee Word: Password


What does password mean?

Word: Password

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Password means a secret set of letters or numbers that you type to open a computer account.

How do you spell password?

Syllables: pass - word

Tricky part: Pupils often write only one s in the middle, because the w seems to pull the sound along.

Watch out for: pasword, passowrd

Memory tip: Secrets are whispered with a hiss: ss. Keep that hiss in the middle of the word.

Password in a sentence

Example 1: Akash typed his password and the game opened.

Example 2: My sister forgot her password and had to make a new one.

Example 3: The website asked me to change my password.

Fun Fact

The first computer passwords are usually credited to Fernando Corbato at MIT in the early 1960s, when many users began to share one big machine.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) bookmarc
b) password
c) desktopp
d) firewal

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b) password. Bookmark ends in k, desktop has one p, and firewall has two l's.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dsopwars

a) passport
b) wardrobe
c) password
d) pastry

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c) password. With no t, e or y in the jumble, the other three fall away.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

passwoard

a) a
b) o
c) s
d) w

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a) a. There is only one a in this word, near the start.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Keep your pessword safe and never tell it to anyone else.

a) never
b) pessword
c) anyone
d) safe

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b) pessword. The first vowel is an a, as in the word pat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would make the strongest password?

a) the letters abc typed three times
b) your own first name and nothing else
c) your date of birth written out
d) a long mix of letters and numbers

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d) a long mix of letters and numbers

2. Apart from you, who can safely be told your password?

a) a stranger who asks
b) a new online friend
c) anyone in your class
d) a parent you trust

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d) a parent you trust

Associated Words

Words that end in -ord: crossword, discord, landlord, afford, foreword, record

More words from this list

represent, subtitle, waistcoat, autopilot, content, ecology, graceful, lawyer

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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