Ethan Robert, a seventh grader at New Berlin Eisenhower Middle-High School, is one of just two students representing ...

A Harrisburg-area student will once again compete in the National Spelling Bee. In a field of 243 top young spellers, one ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion ...

The 97th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee will occur from May 27-29, 2025, in Maryland. Twelve Florida students will compete from around the state Events will be broadcast on various Scripps ...

Jayden Jiang, a student at Girard Academic Music Program, hopes to build on his experience in 2024, when he was a ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee Tweaks Its Rules to Make 'Spell-Off ... “We don't have those constraints in place that will force us into a spell-off situation based on time.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force ... “We don’t have those constraints in place that will force us into a spell-off situation based on time.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is modifying its rules, reducing the emphasis on the controversial "spell-off" tiebreaker. This decision follows criticism of last year's abrupt ending.