Every Spelling Bee puzzle is hand-curated with a wide-ranging audience in mind. Is there a word you want to see included in ...

His victories have earned him multiple gift cards to the annual Jefferson Parish book sale. He also won a set of kitchen pots ...

Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national spelling bee comes with several rules. There's more to it than simply spelling words correctly, as contestants traverse several rounds of ...

And with that word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. If you weren't playing along at home, take our mini-Bee quiz, which uses words from the real ...

Zaki bested Sarvadnya Kadam in the 20th round to win the 2025 spelling bee on May 29 with the word éclaircissement, which he spelled without hesitation before collapsing to the floor as confetti ...

Texas teen Faizan Zaki spelled his way to victory in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a word most adults can't even pronounce. His winning word? Éclaircissement. Here's how the 13-year ...

Jacques Bailly, a past Scripps National Spelling Bee winner, has served as the head pronouncer for decades. He picked 10 words for The Washington Post’s quiz.

The spelling bee is open to any student younger than 15, who hasn't passed the eighth grade yet. Children as young as 6-years-old have competed in the iconic event. More: The national spelling bee ...

NEW ORLEANS — She’s the best when it comes to spelling.She is 10-year-old Leya Ismail. She’s the spelling bee champ of New Orleans, who is now headed to the National Spelling Bee Contest in ...