Evelyn Juarez was the first-ever winner of the National Spanish Spelling Bee, and today she continues to use her bilingual ...

Spelling Bee rules state that spellers cannot have reached their 15th birthday or passed beyond the eighth grade (or an international equivalent) on or before Aug. 31, 2024.

Eight middle school spellers from NC join the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, competing for the $50,000 prize in this 100-year-old competition.

Faizan Zaki, 12, of Allen, Texas ., gestures to his family after spelling his word correctly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Author: BEN NUCKOLS (Associated Press) ...

The 2025 bee marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, founded in 1925. A total of 243 spellers are competing this year, with finals airing Thursday, May 29, on ION from 8 ...

The 2025 bee marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, founded in 1925. A total of 243 spellers are competing this year, with finals airing Thursday, May 29, on ION from 8 ...

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an eight-way tie in 2019.

National Spelling Bee runners-up rarely go on to win. But North Texan Faizan Zaki hopes to defy the odds. ... Spellers can't be older than 15 or past the eighth grade.

Faizan Zaki, 12, of Allen, Texas ., gestures to his family after spelling his word correctly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Author: BEN NUCKOLS (Associated Press) ...

Faizan Zaki, 12, of Allen, Texas ., gestures to his family after spelling his word correctly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Author: BEN NUCKOLS (Associated Press) ...