The Peoria Public Library will be the regional sponsor for the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, covering eight counties ...

Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along with other past words used to crown champion spellers, ahead of the National Spelling Bee that kicked off May 27. Here are five of the Scripps' ...

Faizan Zaki was the big winner at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrated its 100th anniversary. At the first Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1925, there were only nine participants. This ...

Jackson Public Schools (JPS) will host the Hinds County Spelling Bee in 2026. The spelling bee will be held on January 24, ...

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 ...

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 held in ...

Sarv Dharavane, 11, is a student at Austin Elementary School in Tucker, Georgia. He is competing Thursday night in the finals. He previously competed in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee and tied ...

The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a spelling bee. Only nine spellers participated in that first competition.

The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee has reached its pinnacle, as a whole lot of contestants have seen their run at the event, in its 100th year, come to an end throughout the week. A total of 243 ...

Edith Fuller was just 5 years old when she qualified for the competition. — -- The youngest person ever to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee has been preparing to compete against kids ...

He's the first 6-year-old first-grader to ever grace the stage. — -- Akash Vukoti of San Angelo, Texas, may be the youngest contestant -- and the first first-grader -- ever to reach the Scripps ...

After two years of Covid-19-induced changes, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is finally back to normal -- almost. The video featured is form a previous report. The annual spelling bee -- which ...