Students compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling words that could make one’s head spin (“weissnichtwo” and “cabotinage,” to name a couple). But it doesn’t take championship level ...

In the years since 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser correctly spelled gladiolus (a type of flower) during the first National Spelling Bee on June 17, 1925, the tournament has blossomed into a much-watched ...

Spelling bees are a fun and challenging way to test your knowledge of the English language. But some spelling bee words are harder than others. Spelling bee competition (image used for illustration) ...

I'm a former National Spelling Bee contestant and a Food & Wine editor. Here's an exercise in swallowing my pride. Even a former National Spelling Bee contestant and Food & Wine editor can still get ...

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 ...

“Honey” easily attracted Bee adherents, but players had only isolated success with “abbacy.” By Eve Washington Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon Note: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from ...

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The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is more mysterious than you might think. While the event has grown in renown and fandom over its 90-year history, there's still little known about how National ...

W-I-N-N-E-R-S! A look back at the champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee through the 2000s (and the words they spelled to win it all) Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images It's ...