The teachers said they created the spelling bee because they wanted to spread positivity in their community in an age where social media is dominant in people's lives.

The skills developed in learning to spell and through participating in spelling bees can build camaraderie between students and teachers, said Montana. Plus, it’s accessible.

Ordean East Middle School student Gemma Kim, 14, competed in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Eighth grader, Isaac Cancio, traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He finished among the top 20 spellers in the nation.

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly ...

The Scripps Spelling Bee has stumped spellers from around the country since 1925. Here are some of the hardest winning words from spelling bee history.

As the National Spelling Bee kicked off Tuesday, some West Michigan students made it past the first two rounds.

The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a spelling bee. Only nine spellers participated in that first competition ...

Winners of the spelling bee aren’t celebrities, exactly. But they have to accept being known forever for something they accomplished in middle school.

And like many former champions of the National Spelling Bee — which celebrates its 100th anniversary when it starts Tuesday at a convention center outside Washington — she says the competition ...