16, to Friday ... are probably higher than they would be for all Spelling Bee players.) Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in Times articles.

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 ...

Students compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling words that could make one’s head spin (“weissnichtwo” and “cabotinage,” to name a couple). But it doesn’t take ...

CAN you ace this spelling test, which quizzes you on 10 simple everyday words? The creator of this Playbuzz test claims no one can get 10/10 - so can you prove him wrong? Can you get 10/10 in this ...

A tricky new multiple choice quiz will put your spelling to the test. The challenge tasks players with identifying the correct spelling for 15 words that are often written incorrectly.

“I like spelling because it helps to expand your vocabulary. I read a lot and while reading, especially when I was younger, I would need to look up words either on Google or in a ...

How do contestants prepare for the Scripps Spelling Bee? Scripps releases an annual list of hundreds of words split into three levels of difficulty: One bee, Two bee and Three bee. Once a speller ...

Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along with other past words used to crown champion spellers, ahead of the National Spelling Bee that kicked off May 27. Here are five of the Scripps ...