The Scripps National Spelling Bee, staged this week in Maryland, is a prestigious annual competition with a rich history and ...

The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send ...

From the first winning word (gladiolus) to the use of fast-paced spell-offs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has endured for 100 years.

A seventh grader at The Mirman School in Bel Air will attempt Thursday to become the first speller from Los Angeles County to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Oliver Halkett advanced to the ...

After 10 grueling rounds that began with 243 young contestants — and six locals — before winnowing the field to nine, one ...

A Los Angeles County student has advanced to the semifinals of the 100th anniversary Scripps National Spelling Bee. Oliver ...

Joanne Bieberitz of Wauwatosa is currently the only Scripps Spelling Bee champion from Wisconsin.

A sixth-grader at Philistine Rondo School of Discovery in Eastvale was eliminated in the sixth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland when she misspelled ...

An eighth grader at Bright Horizon Academy in San Diego advanced to the fifth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ...