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. The first bee was held in ...

Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. The annual competition took ...

WASHINGTON — Would you forget the D in handkerchief? Or add an extra C to absence? If so, you're likely not competing in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee this week. The annual spelling ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

I'm a former National Spelling Bee contestant and a Food & Wine editor. Here's an exercise in swallowing my pride. Even a former National Spelling Bee contestant and Food & Wine editor can still get ...

(KDVR/NEXSTAR) – Is the American-English version of the word spelled “canceled” or “cancelled”? Is Washington D.C. the “capitol” of the United States, or is it the “capital”? Spelling is not always ...

(KDVR/NEXSTAR) — Is the American-English version of the word spelled “canceled” or “cancelled”? Is Washington, D.C. the “capitol” of the United States, or is it the “capital”? Spelling is not always ...