This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Florida kids won the last two, will the state see ...

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

Major changes are coming to the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year following backlash over last year's abrupt finale.

Scripps National Spelling ... more discretion to let the bee play out, even if it runs into overtime. “We don't have those constraints in place that will force us into a spell-off situation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling ... to let the bee play out, even if it runs into overtime. “We don’t have those constraints in place that will force us into a spell-off ...

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.