With new literacy curriculum, 91% of kindergarten students performed at or above grade level at the end of the 2024-25 school ...

Sarv's passion for spelling emerged just two years ago when he decided to tackle a 50-word study guide, propelling him to regional and national success.

Faizan Zaki readied himself at the kitchen table for a challenge. His father scrolled through his online Merriam-Webster subscription in search of Scottish Gaelic words — a notoriously difficult ...

The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

Columnist Justice B. Hill celebrates the dedication of teens who channel their talents into wordcraft—whether in national spelling bees or local poetry slams—and urges Clevelanders to show up ...

Faizan Zaki won the title of best speller at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after finishing up as the runner-up last year.

The 14-year-old Kadam is a Scripps National Spelling Bee veteran, with 2025 being his third competition. In 2023, he tied for 23rd place, and in 2024, he tied for 60th place.

The Scripps Spelling Bee has stumped spellers from around the country since 1925. Here are some of the hardest winning words from spelling bee history.

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 ...

Five Minnesota spellers advance in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, aiming for prestigious awards and a chance to bring the Scripps Cup home.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Ruby Wang, a fifth grade student at Saint Joseph Elementary School in Missoula, is competing in the 100th annual Scripps Spelling Bee this week in Washington, D.C. Excellence ...