The greatest unknown at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee isn't who is going to win the title − there are only 245 competitors, after all − but what the winning word will be. The possibilities ...

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 ...

Mar. 31—CALL IT A superword rodeo or a test of vocabulary muscle and grit. The 2024 Union Leader New Hampshire State Spelling Bee at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord on Saturday brought 20 ...

First- and second-place winners will advance to the state competition which will take place in Manteca next spring.

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 ...

The spelling bee puts the spotlight on weird words and worried kids. May 29, 2013— -- The words "guetapens" and "laodicean" mean little to the average eighth grader. But for spelling bee ...

The A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School hosted its district spelling bee in Richmond County.

An appreciation for language was instilled in William Cashore by his parents at an early age. His mother was an elementary school teacher and would quiz him on words in between homework assignments.

The 28h annual San Joaquin County Spelling Bee is scheduled this week at the Wentworth Education Center, 2707 Transworld ...

In the past 25 years, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and the occasional grousing older brother or sister have increasingly accompanied children on tricycles, bicycles, scooters, foot or in ...

In what was an ultimate test of linguistic abilities and sign language understanding, the 2025 National Spelling Bee finals saw Mbulelo Tolom and Ifeoma Osondo crowned as South Africa’s spelling ...

The Tony Award-winning actor was pulled from the audience to compete as a guest speller, but his first word proved unexpectedly tricky ...