THE CLASSROOM — Ah, the spelling test, the classic grind of the grade school classroom. It probably didn't matter what kind of student you were, they likely brought some stress into your life.

During the 2010s, a written test reduced the field to about 50 spellers, making it even higher-stakes. Scripps editorial director Molly Becker believes this version, with a “gentler cut ...

Sixty spellers were eliminated in Tuesday's preliminary spelling and vocabulary rounds, leaving 183 to take a written spelling and vocabulary test ahead of Wednesday's quarterfinals.

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee begins May 27. And, the organization has said it is dialing back its reliance on the high-pressure tiebreaker round ...

Education Nation Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules May 6, 2025 at 10:15 am Updated May 6, 2025 at 10:26 am By BEN NUCKOLS ...

Sarv Shailesh Dharavane, 11, of Tucker, Ga., reacts after spelling a word correctly in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo ...

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an eight-way tie in 2019.

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 ...