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. — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care. Before ...

Full disclosure: I didn't make it past the first round of my third-grade spelling bee. Oh, sure, I had my revenge. I was ...

This week, Spelling Bee players chose to quit to get ahead. By Eve Washington Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon Note: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may ...

Several Bay Area kids are slated to compete Thursday night in the grand finale of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. If you’ve ever watched the Spelling Bee, you’ve ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an American tradition that spans decades. And this week, 243 talented spellers from around the world competed in the competition this year, attempting to correctly ...

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the pronouncer, “bro.” By Talya Minsberg The 13-year-old champion dropped to the floor ...

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. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.