The vocabulary questions are part of a series of changes to the post-pandemic bee, which is leaner and, in some ways, meaner. Accomplished spellers can be bounced from the bee without ever ...

Vocabulary has long been part of the bee, but only on written tests. The bee’s new executive director, J. Michael Durnil, who took over in 2021, added it to the live spelling rounds when a test ...

The vocabulary questions are part of a series of changes to the post-pandemic bee, which is leaner and, in some ways, meaner. Accomplished spellers can be bounced from the bee without ever ...

An onstage vocabulary round during the Scripps National Spelling Bee introduced an element of randomness, forcing spellers to demonstrate a different skill set and knocking out some of the bee's ...

The College Board recently announced a shift in how the SAT will gauge students’ talent for vocabulary. The days when a commitment to flash cards could get young people a good score are coming ...

The vocabulary questions are part of a series of changes to the post-pandemic bee, which is leaner and, in some ways, meaner. Accomplished spellers can be bounced from the bee without ever ...

Vocabulary questions, lightning round tie-breaker added to National Spelling Bee These big change in 96-year-old student competition aren’t being totally embraced by everyone. But they’re ...