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 ...

Rule 1: Eligibility A speller qualifying for the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee (the Bee) must meet these requirements: (1) The speller must not previously have been declared champion of the ...

18 incredibly common spelling mistakes that make you look dumb By Rachel Sugar Jun 10, 2015, 6:12 AM PT Life doesn't come with spell-check. jmawork/flickr ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won't be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the ...

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.

And so it is from this haphazard evolution that we end up with the spelling system we have. But you know, there are in fact over 80% of words spelled according to regular patterns.

Rule changes This year's Spelling Bee will feature a new format designed to increase the competition in the search of one, true champion. This year, spellers will face new vocabulary questions and ...

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In his first official act as President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden signed an executive order restoring Obama-era spelling rules. The order, which had ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee Tweaks Its Rules to Make 'Spell-Off' Tiebreaker Less Likely WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won't be so quick to force spellers into a lightning ...