This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee concluded with an exciting comeback this year, securing last year's second-place winner, Faizan Zaki, as this year's champion and making him one of only five ...

The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the average person likely never heard of, let alone could spell. While most might never reach their ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was ...

His reps were words. Lots and lots of words. That work paid off. He won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in cinematic fashion late Thursday, spelling the winning word “éclaircissement ...

No éclaircissement was needed after 13-year-old Faizan Zaki triumphed in the 21st round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The teen collapsed on the floor with excitement after correctly ...

Beatriz Lucille Whitford-Rodriguez, 14, of Chicago, spells her word in the semifinals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday in National Harbor, Md. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year ...

Veight is in the paddock after being pulled up from the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 first-up, trainer Tony McEvoy has confirmed. The son of Grunt was eased out of last Saturday's contest by Andrew Mallyon ...

The two brainiacs representing Colorado at the Scripps National Spelling Bee outside Washington, D.C., this week advanced through the first three rounds of the competition Tuesday. Vedanth “Ved ...

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back from a late-stage flub in Thursday’s competition to easily spell “éclaircissement” and take home the ...

After some treatment, the fast bowling all-rounder returned and sent down five more overs, impressively claiming career-best ODI figures of three for 22, but he is now set for a short spell on the ...