Spelling lists. Spelling tests. Spelling bees. Adults of a certain age who remember anything about elementary school likely recall spelling as central to their literacy instruction. That’s not ...

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 ...

My name is fairly common but the spelling isn't what you'd expect. It's always caused issues for me. I decided to give my kids names that are nearly impossible to misspell. My name is Bethaney. Not ...

In 2024, 12-year-old Bruhat Soma of St. Petersburg won the 96th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in a record-breaking 29-word spell-off. The year before, eighth-grader Dev Shah of Largo took the ...