Florida’s Bruhat Soma wins National Spelling Bee finals in dramatic spell-off – as it happened
Florida’s Bruhat Soma, 12, wins National Spelling Bee in dramatic tiebreaker
Scripps National Spelling Bee quiz: can you beat the past years’ winners?
The 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee – in pictures
‘Bloodbath’: hyped Bee contenders see hopes dashed on spelling’s saddest day
National Spelling Bee competitors face ‘short, tricky words’ as quarter-finals set
Why the National Spelling Bee is more vital than ever in the age of AI
Scott Remer
June 2023
Floridian 14-year-old lands ‘psammophile’ to take home spelling bee prize
Dev Shah, whose hobbies include playing the cello and solving maths problems, wins $50,000
May 2023
How can the languishing National Spelling Bee regain its sting? Go global
Scott Remer
Should the National Spelling Bee reorganize itself as a truly international event? It may be just the shake-up that’s needed for this languishing cultural institution
June 2022
Harini Logan wins National Spelling Bee in first ever lightning-round tiebreaker
Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from San Antonio, finally claimed the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy in the first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker
May 2022
How the downsized National Spelling Bee can regain its pre-pandemic sting
Scott Remer
The National Spelling Bee is back, but with fewer than half the spellers it had three years ago thanks a reduction in sponsorships. Here’s what should be done
July 2021
Scripps National Spelling Bee 2021: Zaila Avant-garde becomes first African American winner
Avant-garde, a basketball prodigy, also holds three Guinness world records for ball dribbling
June 2021
‘N-O-R-M-A-L-C-Y’: Why the National Spelling Bee means more now than ever
Scott Remer
The bee teaches many invaluable life lessons and this year’s is a celebration of perseverance. After a long, difficult season of tumult, anxiety and loss, maybe it’s exactly what we all need
April 2021
National Spelling Bee adds vocabulary and lightning-round tiebreaker for 2021
The 96-year-old bee has broken from its long-running format to ensure it can crown a single champion, including the addition of vocabulary questions
May 2020
Covid-19 dashed my National Spelling Bee dream, but there's still time to make it right
Simone Kaplan and Scott Remer
The National Spelling Bee was canceled. But if the organizers don’t change course, the eighth-graders who spent hundreds of hours in training will be out of luck
March 2020
'B-U-M-M-E-R': National Spelling Bee called off due to coronavirus outbreak
The 93rd edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak
May 2019
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