A seventh grader at The Mirman School in Bel Air will attempt Thursday to become the first speller from Los Angeles County to ...

Oliver Halkett, a seventh grader from The Mirman School in Bel Air, has advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

For many spellers, the multiple-choice vocabulary questions took away their opportunity to use the skills they've honed over years of study: asking questions of the judges to help piece a word ...

Lima’s participant in the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee fell out of the competition during the third round ...

Navneeth Murali would strongly prefer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee to get rid of the onstage, multiple-choice vocabulary questions that were introduced to the competition two years ago.

Navneeth Murali would strongly prefer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee to get rid of the onstage, multiple-choice vocabulary questions that were introduced to the competition two years ago.

For many spellers, the multiple-choice vocabulary questions took away their opportunity to use the skills they’ve honed over years of study: asking questions of the judges to help piece a word ...