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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead, vocabulary questions are always passage-based, so you don’t need to memorize definitions of words before test day. [Read: ACT vs. SAT: How to Decide Which Test to Take.] ...

National Spelling Bee adds vocabulary questions, lightning round tiebreaker by: The Associated Press, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Apr 23, 2021 / 07:24 AM EDT Updated: Apr 23, 2021 / 07:24 AM EDT ...

And he did, after guessing the word started with a “c.” “Goodbye, cruel world,” Chris said after hearing the bell. Vocabulary has long been part of the bee, but only on written tests.