The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send ...

"I was just so excited and, like, after I spoke my word, at the end, when I spoke my word, I was kind of losing breath," ...

After the second of three days of the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee, all seven of the Maryland competitors have been ...

Nearly 250 contestants from around the nation and the world traveled to Maryland for a chance to win up to $50,000.

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

After 10 grueling rounds that began with 243 young contestants — and six locals — before winnowing the field to nine, one ...

The student from Brentwood’s Mirman School was among nine spellers from the original field of 243 to reach the finals.

Plano ISD student Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night by correctly spelling ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee has reached its pinnacle, as a whole lot of contestants have seen their run at the event, in ...

Brian Liu of Great Neck competes in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Tuesday in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: ...