During the 2023 bee, Shah spelled “rommack,” a word with an unknown language of origin that he had never seen before. “The 40 seconds I spent spelling ‘rommack’ exhibited the traits of a champion ...

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The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted ...

Winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee aren’t celebrities, exactly. Those who competed before it was televised by ESPN — it now airs on Scripps-owned ION — aren’t often recognized by ...

Cashore won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1954 at age 14. Now 84, he’s the oldest living champion of the contest, which dates back to 1925. As contestants from this year’s competition headed ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

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.

The first National Spelling Bee began 100 years ago in 1925. However, Thursday's winner marked the 110th champion due to an eight-way tie in 2019 and a two-way tie several times.

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts as he wins the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) AP By Justice B. Hill, cleveland.com ...

Last year when DeKalb County student Sarv Dharavane came in 22nd place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he told his parents he could go further. The 11-year-old kept his promise this year ...