Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national spelling bee comes with several rules. There's more to it than simply spelling words correctly ... the eighth grade or an international ...

has been relentlessly practicing her older brother Luke’s spelling list since she was in first grade. “She could spell any word since she was 6,” said her mother, Joanna Beckett. Combining ...

students must win a regional spelling bee and meet eligibility requirements—they must be in eighth grade or below and no older than 15. The competition begins with two preliminary rounds ...

The favorite entering the bee after his runner-up finish last year — during which he never misspelled a word in a conventional spelling round ... 14 and in the eighth grade, which means he ...

spellers must not have advanced beyond the eighth grade or be older than 15. Spellers must get through two preliminary rounds, quizzing them on words from a list provided in advance: one spelling ...

There are four students from Maryland that are competing in the spelling bee. Lauren Merillana, 13, and Luke Noblezada and Aruuke Rayeva, both 12, are all in the 7th grade, while Arya Bhavansikar ...

These are not isolated stories. Across public classrooms in the Philippines, many students cannot read fluently, comprehend meaningfully, or write coherently, even after a decade in school. When words ...

In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five. “Five,” Ramos says in her clear and practiced ...

Try your luck at spelling some of the tricky words that recent winners have conquered to seal their victories.

While the origin of the word "bee" is still disputed, according to Merriam-Webster — which has been involved with the ...

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National ... However, if two or more spellers are tied for second through sixth place, the cash prize will be determined ...