11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother ...

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines blasted the Scripps National Spelling Bee for incorporating an alternative spelling of the word “women” that she claims feeds into the “fabr… ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee marks 100 years of competition Thanks to an eight-way tie in 2019 and several other "traditional" two-way ties, the 2025 national spelling champion will be the 110th ...

Winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee aren’t celebrities, exactly. Those who competed before it was televised by ESPN — it now airs on Scripps-owned ION — aren’t often recognized by ...

What's next: The Scripps National Spelling Bee finals will air live on ION on Thursday, May 29, from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT. This is the final round of a three-day competition featuring the top young ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held ...

For a century, national prodigies have been putting their wits to the test in the ultimate competition. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back for its 100th edition, continuing this week.