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Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The ...

"One thing is just that English in particular is very tricky. It has what people call an opaque orthography," said Ariel James. Opaque orthography means there isn't a clear connection between how a ...

The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, who lost in a lightning-round tiebreaker last year, outlasted eight other accomplished ...

A 13-year-old from Los Angeles is among the finalists at this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee - and he's r-e-a-d-y for ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its ...

Oliver Halkett from Bel Air is attempting to become the first speller from Los Angeles County to win the Scripps National ...

John Donato, 14, of Woodlands Middle School in Dorchester County makes run in Scripps National Spelling Bee. The Lowcountry ...

Vedanth “Ved” Raju, 12, survived nine rounds and was among the final 20 contestants still standing in the semifinals before ...

A Connecticut eighth-grader is one step closer to winning it all! Nathan Settevendemie of Somers just made it to the ...

Brogue, osprey, drumlin, gastronome, eucalyptus, rapscallion, lithophone. These are a handful of words that secured Spokane Valley's Gabriel Aguirre one of 243 spots in the upcoming Scripps National ...

There are times when the Scripps National Spelling Bee transforms into a geography bee. Scripps has begun relying on obscure ...