A regional spelling bee is coming back to central Iowa thanks to a new partnership. Living History Farms announced it’s now a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With calm confidence and one last tricky French word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Texas spelled his way to victory Thursday night in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaki ...

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.. Study ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas, holds the prize after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Steve Gorman ...

Last year when DeKalb County student Sarv Dharavane came in 22nd place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he told his parents he could go further. The 11-year-old kept his promise this year ...

Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her resumé that she didn’t like to talk about — but that no other undergrad… ...

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.

Edith Fuller beat out 53 other students at a spelling bee in Tulsa to land a spot in the national spelling bee.

Even decades later, some can recall the exact word that knocked them out of their school spelling bee. Share your word and/or story with us in our survey inside the article.

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...