Question

What was the first word Helen learned to spell ?

Answer 1

Sullivan put Helen's hand under the stream and began spelling “w-a-t-e-r” into her palm, first slowly, then more quickly. Keller later wrote in her autobiography, “As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly.

Answer 2

Water was the first word that Helen learned to spell.