The Scripps National Spelling Bee will kick off on May 28 as 245 spellers descend on National Harbor, Maryland, for four days of competition. Ahead of the event, a word selection panel gathers to ...

Nationally acclaimed ESPN senior writer and Emmy Award-winning analyst Mina Kimes will bring her passion for storytelling to the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee as host of its televised semifinals ...

An orthographic, prepubescent champion will be crowned Thursday when the 2025 Scripps Spelling Bee wraps up with its final round outside of Washington D.C. Nine spellers, ages 12-14, advanced to the ...

Audiences will notice a refreshed, revamped 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee when the competition returns to television ...

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Shaker Middle School student will head to Washington, D.C. this May to compete in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. This will be Krrisha Agrawal’s second year advancing ...

When considering high-octane sports, minds wander to football, hockey, and wrestling. Rarely does anyone imagine kids standing in front of a microphone, spelling words the average adult has to ...

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the pronouncer, “bro.” By Talya Minsberg The 13-year-old champion dropped to the floor ...

ESPN NFL analyst and Emmy-winning journalist Mina Kimes will host the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals and ...