LEBANON, Ohio — At 89, Jennie White is sharper than most her age. Perhaps it’s because she’s a prolific reader. Or maybe it’s because she keeps up a nightly tradition: playing Scrabble with her ...

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 celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a ...

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 ...

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, along ...

Tallahassee's own Cecily Dean is set to compete at the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month. The 13-year-old seventh-grade homeschooler is one of 12 contestants from Florida ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has resulted in a Florida winner twice in a row: Largo eighth-grader Dev Shah in 2023 and St. Petersburg 12-year-old Bruhat Soma in 2024. Will the Sunshine State pull ...