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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a word UC Berkeley comparative literature Ph.D. student Frank Cahill will never forget. He misspelled it as an eighth grader in the second round of the live televised Scripps National Spelling ...

Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is now attending the University of Maryland on a full scholarship. The 18-year-old author and scholar ...

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 ...

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.

Vanya Shivashankar referenced her Scripps National Spelling Bee experience during medical school interviews. Tara Singh has been a speller, regional partner and “College Crew” member by the age of 20.

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 ...