The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

In a world dominated by autocorrect and communication by emoji, a sacred annual gathering of linguistic student phenoms persists. These word whizzes have advanced from regional competitions to ...

Jacob Martonito, a sixth-grader from Appleton, Wisconsin, is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He studies two to three hours daily, focusing on word roots and origins. Jacob won the ...

Meet the regional winners as they prepare for the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee. WHYY is proud to present the 2025 regional winners who will participate in the annual Scripps National Spelling ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week, and Miles Little, a McCracken Middle School student, represented Spartanburg at the competition.

A four-letter word sent Shradha Rachamreddy to a third-place finish in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. As the remaining spellers dwindled, Shradha was given “orle,” a heraldry term that ...

The first National Spelling Bee was held in Louisville, Kentucky in 1925 and was won by Frank Neuhauser, who correctly spelled "gladiolus." The Scripps National Spelling Bee has grown significantly ...

For Rudveep Randhawa, whose three children participated in eight consecutive Scripps National Spelling Bees, the competition took an unexpected turn. Randhawa, known as "Dr. Happy," watched his ...

YY Liang correctly spelled “Freon” to win the 2024 ScholarSkills/Scripps Long Island-Westchester Spelling Bee Thursday night. YY, 12, a seventh-grader from Hartsdale in Westchester County who is ...

WHO: Richardson eighth grader Antonietta Perozo Gamero. WHAT: The National Spanish Spelling Bee, in El Paso, where fourth through eighth graders compete entirely in Spanish. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: ...

Krrisha Agrawal, 10, a fifth grader at Woodland Hill Montessori School in North Greenbush, will be competing in next week's Scripps National Spelling Bee. NORTH GREENBUSH — Krrisha Agrawal loves words ...