(AP) — The best young spellers in the English language — including 15 students from around Ohio — are set to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this ...

Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. While most might never reach their level of expertise, we wanted to know: Why do we struggle to ...

Students from all over the country, including Prince William's own Siya Sampath, are preparing to take on the 101st Scripps ...

When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, ...

For one week, 247 spellers will fill Constitution Hall for the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The annual tradition puts ...

FILE - Bruhat Soma, of Tampa, Fla., and Faizan Zaki, of Allen, Texas, compete in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file) ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has just won this year's national Scripps Spelling Bee. His winning word was "éclaircissement," a French word that means clarification, explanation or ...

"Percipient" and "enteric" were the winning words in this year's Arizona Spelling Bee, a marathon six-hour competition spanning more than 20 rounds, where the state's top elementary and middle school ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the abrupt ...