Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. The annual competition took ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Before he was asked to spell “elucubrate,” Jacques Bailly had never ...

Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American person to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the largest spelling bee ...

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 ...

There is a change in the venerable Scripps National Spelling Bee, which will take place May 28 to 30 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. No longer will a champion of spelling be able to get away with just, you ...

The 2025 bee marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, founded in 1925. A total of 243 spellers are competing this year, with finals airing Thursday, May 29, on ION from 8–10 p ...

Here's proof that it pays to be good spellers. — -- Tonight, a member or two could be added to the National Spelling Bee Champions list, a special group that counts fewer than 100 members since ...