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.

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.

There is a buzz in the air as several hundred students from across the country and around the world will come together for the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

But could you beforehand? If so, you’d better sign up for the National Spelling Bee for Adults and Kids, which will take place on Sunday, March 9, in Long Beach and will give contestants a ...

Jacob Martonito, the first statewide winner from Appleton, hopes to make it at least as far as the semifinals at the National Spelling Bee.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee, a century-old tradition with Louisville roots, is open to students under 15 who haven't passed eighth grade. The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held ...

Luke Noblezada, a 7th grader at Burleigh Manor Middle School, will compete against more than 200 young spellers from across ...

It was the Curlew Creek Elementary School fourth grader’s first shot at a regional spelling bee, facing spellers representing 32 other schools from nine counties around Tampa Bay. He’d been ...

They are the top three finishers from the ScholarSkills/Scripps Long Island-Westchester Spelling Bee, which was held in March at Half Hollow Hills High School East in Dix Hills. YY, a home ...

Superior eighth grader Blanche Li was a third grader when she competed in her first school spelling bee. She came close to winning and decided to get “a lot more serious” to bolster her ...

The word meant indwelling or inherent, and it stopped YY, 12, a home-schooled student from Westchester, from advancing to the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s finals Thursday ...