Spelling Bee Hive
REMOTE · WWW.SPELLINGBEEHIVE.COM
Spelling bee words: spellings, pronunciations, definitions, practice quizzes and winning words.
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Last scanned (11 hours ago)
Scores higher than 93% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Education and Research
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability84
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 727 tokens (~145/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management70
- Stability observed for 21 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Checks we ran (13)
- TLS certificate
- Authorization
- HTTPS
- HSTS header
- DNSSEC
- Transport
- Schema quality
- Stability
- Tool coverage
- Injection markers
- Destructive annotations
- Judged manipulation
- MCP protocol
Does not apply to this hosted endpoint (2)
- Supply Chain SecurityScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
- Provenance & TransparencyScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
The score does not measure everything. What the score does not measure →
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 4 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 26 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 24 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 22 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 20 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=www.spellingbeehive.com | CN=GeoTrust TLS RSA CA G1,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US | 31 Oct 2026 | 30 Apr 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 1088ee29202568fe8ed66912d115e8a |
| SANs: www.spellingbeehive.com | ||||||
| CN=GeoTrust TLS RSA CA G1,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US (CA) | CN=DigiCert Global Root G2,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US | 2 Nov 2017 | 2 Nov 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | d07782a133fc6f9a57296e131ffd179 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of www.spellingbeehive.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Trust anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | DS published | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| spellingbeehive.com. | DS published | 59282 | 8 | Verified |
| www.spellingbeehive.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=2592000 |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' https://apis.google.com https://www.gstatic.com; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://fonts.googleapis.com; font-src 'self' data: https://fonts.gstatic.com; img-src 'self' data: https:; media-src 'self' blob: https://spellhivevc0c19ac53.blob.core.windows.net; connect-src 'self' https://identitytoolkit.googleapis.com https://securetoken.googleapis.com https://*.googleapis.com; frame-src https://spellhive-b5773.firebaseapp.com https://accounts.google.com; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self' |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
look_up_word Look up a word ~134
Look up an English word in Spelling Bee Hive's catalogue of more than a hundred thousand words: its correct spelling, a pronunciation guide, part of speech, language of origin, definitions and an example sentence, its Spelling Bee Hive difficulty level and practice set, and any spelling bee it was a winning word in. Includes links to the word's page and a recording of it. Use it to check a spelling, or for the clues a speller may ask for in a bee.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| word | string | yes | The word to look up, for example "accommodate" or "bromocriptine". |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| audio | string|null | – | – |
| definitions | array|null | – | – |
| difficulty | string|null | – | – |
| exampleSentence | string|null | – | – |
| found | boolean | – | – |
| note | string|null | – | – |
| origin | string|null | – | – |
| partOfSpeech | string|null | – | – |
| practiceAccess | string|null | – | – |
| practiceLink | string|null | – | – |
| practiceSet | string|null | – | – |
| pronunciation | string|null | – | – |
| requested | string|null | – | – |
| spellingBeeHistory | array|null | – | – |
| spellingTip | string|null | – | – |
| word | string|null | – | – |
| wordPage | string|null | – | – |
No examples provided.
practice_words Get spelling bee practice words ~182
Get words to quiz a speller on, picked at random from one of Spelling Bee Hive's free practice sets at the chosen difficulty: levels 1-3 are School, 4-6 Advanced and 7-9 Champion, where 1 is the easiest and 9 is national-final difficulty. Each word comes with what a bee's pronouncer can give - pronunciation, part of speech, definition, language of origin and an example sentence - and a recording. Run it like a bee: say the word, give those clues when asked, and only reveal the spelling after the speller has answered.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| count | integer | – | How many words to return, from 1 to 20. Defaults to 10. |
| level | integer | yes | Difficulty level, a whole number from 1 (easiest) to 9 (hardest). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| difficulty | string|null | – | – |
| level | integer | – | – |
| note | string|null | – | – |
| practiceLink | string|null | – | – |
| practiceSet | string|null | – | – |
| words | array|null | – | – |
No examples provided.
trending_words Words people are looking up ~64
Words people have recently been searching for how to spell, say or define, grouped by topic, each with a short spelling tip and a link to its page.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | How many words to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 30. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| groups | array|null | – | – |
| page | string|null | – | – |
| updated | string|null | – | – |
No examples provided.
winning_words Spelling bee winning words ~149
Winning words of past spelling bees, newest first: the national championship back to 1925 and national and regional bees around the world, each with a link to the word's page. Filter by part of a competition's name (for example "Scripps" or "Ghana") or by year. With no filter it returns the most recent national championship winners.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | string | – | Part of a competition's name, for example "Scripps". Optional. |
| limit | integer | – | How many winners to return, from 1 to 50. Defaults to 20. |
| year | integer|null | – | Only winners from this year, for example 2024. Optional. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| competitions | array|null | – | – |
| matchingWinners | integer | – | – |
| note | string|null | – | – |
| page | string|null | – | – |
| sources | array|null | – | – |
| summary | string|null | – | – |
| winners | array|null | – | – |
No examples provided.
words_of_the_year Dictionary Words of the Year ~74
Each major English dictionary's Word of the Year for a year, with how to say it, what it means and a spelling tip. A pick that has not been announced yet says when it is expected.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | integer|null | – | The year, for example 2025. Defaults to the most recent year. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| otherYears | array|null | – | – |
| page | string|null | – | – |
| picks | array|null | – | – |
| year | integer | – | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server?
Spelling Bee Hive is a hosted endpoint at https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · www.spellingbeehive.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-spellingbeehive-spelling-bee 'https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp'
What is the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server?
Spelling Bee Hive is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.spellingbeehive/spelling-bee. Spelling bee words: spellings, pronunciations, definitions, practice quizzes and winning words. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.spellingbeehive.com/mcp).
Is the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server safe to use?
Spelling Bee Hive scores 86 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server expose?
Spelling Bee Hive exposes 5 tools: trending_words, winning_words, practice_words, look_up_word, words_of_the_year. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 603 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Spelling Bee Hive without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server still maintained?
Spelling Bee Hive is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What did VerifyMCP test on the Spelling Bee Hive MCP server?
VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on Spelling Bee Hive, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.