Jennie White, 89, plays nightly games of Scrabble with her daughter. Her love of words started when she was growing up in rural Kentucky — a passion that led her to the 1949 national spelling bee.

An 11-year-old from Dunwoody, Sarv Dharavane, placed third in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, marking a significant ...

Charlotte 14-year-old Aishwarya Kallakuri reached the final four in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. After nailing ...

Charlotte 14-year-old Aishwarya Kallakuri reached the final four in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. After nailing ...

On a national level, the results of the analysis determined that Americans misspell the word “definitely” more than any other, with 33,500 searches for the word’s correct spelling recorded from ...

Zaki bested Sarvadnya Kadam in the 20th round to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. He sealed the ...

Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps ...

Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the bee after his ...

WASHINGTON – Chilaka Ugobi, a seventh grader attending Our Redeemer’s Christian School in Minot, competed at the Scripps ...

Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps ...

How do you spell success? For the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, it’s spelled “éclaircissement.” The word is ...