Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Before he was asked to spell “elucubrate,” Jacques Bailly had never ...

Mar. 12—SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Jason Chukwuma-Eze practiced for three hours each day in preparation for The Lima News Regional Spelling Bee. The Shawnee Middle School fifth-grader drilled 1,000 words per ...

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," the 2025/26 season opener at Theatre Under the Stars Houston, stuffs it all ...

“Jubilant” J-u-b-i-l-a-n-t. That’s how Bird Rock Elementary School fourth-grader Levi Pancer felt after winning the Coastwise Spelling Bee on April 23 — his third win in a row in the annual bee. The ...

John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. Spelling bees have always been cute. But they’re about to get cuter, because now they will ...

Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach is staging the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The show follows six ...

The great Beverly Sills liked to say, “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” That’s certainly true for opera singers, but it’s equally true for great spelling bee competitors. Success at ...

Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American person to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the largest spelling bee ...

OXON HILL, Md. -- Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the bee ...

Melody Hinkle stood on stage, patiently awaiting the final word after 24 rounds. She had just spelled unívoca correctly. Melody was about to receive the word that would win her the National Spanish ...

Jason Chukwuma-Eze, of Shawnee Middle School, will represent the Lima region in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Jason Chukwuma-Eze practiced for three ...