Tampa Bay-area students won the National Spelling Bee in both 2023 and 2024.

Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday announced a major change to the format, adding multiple-choice vocabulary tests to the annual competition that crowns the English language’s ...

GREENWOOD, Ark. — Eleven-year-old Karthik Dalai of Greenwood has claimed the 2026 Arkansas State Spelling Bee title, earning a spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., later this ...

Nationally acclaimed ESPN senior writer and Emmy Award-winning analyst Mina Kimes will bring her passion for storytelling to the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee as host of its televised semifinals ...

OCEANSIDE (KGTV) — A 13-year-old from Madison Middle School in the Vista Unified School District has made history as the school's first Spelling Bee champion — and now Roxxy is gearing up to compete ...

DOWNINGTOWN–Yohaan Damani of Downingtown Middle School is the first place winner of the 2026 Chester County Spelling Bee that took place on Wednesday, February 11, at Collegium Performing Arts Center.

Avishka Dudala knows how to spell about 30,000 words. It just came down to one - "resveratrol" - to secure the middle schooler's advancement to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. As soon as the word ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Twenty-four Central New York students have earned the right to compete in the final oral round of the Syracuse.com | Post-Standard Spelling Bee. The students won their school spelling ...

Third-place winner Marie Smith and first-place winner Akshara Thummala during the 2025 Merced County Spelling Bee competition, held at the MCOE Downtown Center on Dec. 9 Merced County Office of ...