Spelling Stars
What Spelling Stars is
Spelling Stars is a web service for teachers to create spelling and phonics practice around words students need to learn. Teachers can use curriculum lists, enter words themselves, or copy grade-level lists, then assign practice, games, tests, and worksheets. Tests are graded instantly, and reports track student progress. Spelling Stars is an approved Google Classroom app that can sync rosters, create test assignments, and sync grades; practice and game reports remain on Spelling Stars. Bronze, Silver, and Gold plans are one-time purchases at 6.99 USD, 7.99 USD, and 9.99 USD, respectively. Bronze includes three spelling games, Silver six, and Gold 19; Gold also lists voice recording. The plans include spelling and phonics practice, worksheets, pretests, and tests. A School Membership is available by quote for more than 100 students and multiple teachers. The service describes its audience as teachers, schools, students, parents, homeschoolers, and families. It says it follows the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and does not sell or rent teacher or student information. Schools are responsible for obtaining parental permission for users under 13, and Spelling Stars says it does not contact students.
Who it suits
Spelling Stars can suit teachers, schools, homeschoolers, and families creating word-based spelling and phonics practice. Its Google Classroom syncing may help teachers managing class rosters and test assignments there.
What it does well
- Teachers can use curriculum, copied, or custom word lists
- Tests are graded instantly
- Reports track student progress
- Google Classroom can sync rosters and grades
- Gold lists 19 games and voice recording
What to know first
- No free plan is listed
- Runs on the web and has no offline access
- School Membership requires a quote
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze Plan | $6.99; other displayed options: $4.67/month billed one time at $13.99, $3.50/month billed one time at $20.99, and $2.25/month billed one time at $26.99 · 3 spelling games · spelling and phonics practice · worksheets · pretests and tests · optional Google Classroom roster and assignment sync | $6.99, paid once |
| Silver Plan | $7.99; other displayed options: $5.33/month billed one time at $15.99, $4.00/month billed one time at $23.99, and $2.67/month billed one time at $31.99 · 6 spelling games · spelling and phonics practice · worksheets · pretests and tests · optional Google Classroom roster and assignment sync | $7.99, paid once |
| Gold Plan | $9.99; other displayed options: $6.33/month billed one time at $18.99, $4.67/month billed one time at $27.99, and $3.34/month billed one time at $39.99 · 19 spelling games · spelling and phonics practice · worksheets · pretests and tests · voice recording · optional Google Classroom roster and assignment sync | $9.99, paid once |
| School Membership | Contact for a quote for more than 100 students and multiple teachers. · 19 games · spelling and phonics practice · worksheets · pretests and tests · voice recording · optional Google Classroom roster and assignment sync | On request |
As spellingstars.com lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Spelling Stars offers word-list-based activities, reports, and Google Classroom syncing for spelling instruction. Consider the one-time plan options and its web-only access when deciding whether it suits your classroom or family.
Facts from Spelling Stars's own pages
- Account limits
- The terms say each teacher, student, or parent account is for one individual and that sharing credentials is not permitted. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The service describes itself as serving teachers, schools, students, parents, homeschoolers, and families. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Automatic grading
- The site says tests are graded instantly and results are tracked in reports. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Custom lists
- Teachers can use curriculum lists, type words, or copy grade-level lists, with practice based on their chosen words. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- The data policy lists teacher and student account information it may collect and says it does not sell or rent teacher or student information. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · spellingstars.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Geography
- The about page says the company is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and serves schools in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other countries. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Google Classroom
- Spelling Stars says it is an approved Google Classroom app that can sync rosters, create test assignments, and sync grades; practice and game reports remain on Spelling Stars. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States · spellingstars.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Privacy claims
- The privacy policy states that Spelling Stars is FERPA, CCPA, and COPPA compliant and an approved Google Classroom app. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Spelling Stars lets teachers create or copy spelling lists, assign practice, games, or tests, and track student progress. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Security practices
- The data security page says it uses industry-standard security measures following the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Student privacy
- The data policy says schools are responsible for obtaining parental permission for users under 13 and that Spelling Stars does not contact students. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Email support is available at [email protected], and the site says most emails are answered within two hours or less and all within 24 hours. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Support hours
- Phone and text support are listed Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon Central. · spellingstars.com, 7 Oct 2026
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