Living History Farms will host a regional bee in 2026 representing 74 Iowa counties in central and northwest Iowa, and the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With calm confidence and one last tricky French word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Texas spelled his way to victory Thursday night in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaki ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online.. Study ...

Edith Fuller beat out 53 other students at a spelling bee in Tulsa to land a spot in the national spelling bee.

The spelling bee is indirectly teaching us skills that we can use so much in the future.” Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Sarv won the state bee two years in a row.

Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship on Thursday, May 29 — and says he couldn't have done it without the support of his parents and twin sister.

Spelling bees are a century-old tradition. What’s now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee was spearheaded by The Courier Journal 100 years ago.

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas, holds the prize after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Steve Gorman ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

Even decades later, some can recall the exact word that knocked them out of their school spelling bee. Share your word and/or story with us in our survey inside the article.

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...