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31.05.2025 | The Spellbinding Journey of Faizan Zaki: A Champion's Triumph at the Scripps National Spelling Bee | In the world of spelling, where letters dance and words weave stories, one name has emerged as a beacon of brilliance: Faizan Zaki. The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned him champion, but his journey was anything but ordinary. It w... |
30.05.2025 | Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee | “Just ring the bell,” he told head judge Mary Brooks, who obliged.
“So now you know what happens,” Brooks said, and the other two spellers returned to the stage.
Later, standing next to the trophy with confetti at his feet, Faizan said: “I’... |
28.05.2025 | Colorado’s 2 spellers knocked out of competition at Scripps National Spelling Bee | He has a good mentor. His older brother, Vikram Raju, took second place at the Scripps Bee three years ago. Blanche Li, 14, of Boulder reacts after unsuccessfully spelling her word in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling ... |
16.05.2025 | Previous BVSD spelling bee winner gets second shot at national stage | “The Summit school bee was so difficult,” she said. “I was disappointed I didn’t make it.”
In seventh grade, she ended up in a tie. She went head-to-head with another Summit student for two weeks over her lunch break, both spelling word aft... |
31.05.2024 | Indian-American Bruhat Soma from Florida wins Scripps National Spelling Bee | - |
28.05.2024 | 2 Philly smarties competing in National Spelling Bee | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Scripps National Spelling Bee kicks off today in National Harbor, Maryland.
Why it matters: Nine Pennsylvania whiz kids are vying for the crown of world's best speller.
Driving the news: More than... |
28.05.2024 | Colorado’s 13-year-old champion speller advances to quarterfinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee | Aditi — a Jane Austen fan who enjoys writing stories, performing Indian classical dance and playing the flute — now advances to the quarterfinals, along with 147 other spellers, for the second straight year.
The finals are set to take place... |
08.05.2024 | Scripps National Spelling Bee to host 245 spellers at 2024 Bee Week | CINCINNATI, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee brings a field of 245 competitors – the largest since 2019 – to National Harbor, Maryland, from May 28-30, including six former finalists and three four-time nat... |
26.03.2024 | Education | Boulder County speller prepares for national spelling bee | Niwot Elementary fifth grader Cooper Edwards discovered a talent for spelling last year, but wasn’t quite prepared for the high-pressure experience of spelling in front of a big audience at the regional bee.
“It was new for me, so I didn’t ... |
25.03.2024 | Spell Smarter: Hexco's "Spelling Crash Course" helps students prepare for national and top-tier spelling bees | How do some of the nation's "top spellers" make the most of their remaining time to study? Many focus on strategy and fine-tuning their word knowledge in order to maximize their on-stage performance. A contestant favorite since 20... |
01.06.2023 | Florida teen Dev Shah wins 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee | The Scripps National Spelling Bee has a new champion: 14-year-old Dev Shah of Largo, Florida.
The teen beat out his final opponent, eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh of Arlington, Virginia, by correctly spelling the word, "psammophile,&quo... |
28.05.2023 | Boulder student follows in family’s footsteps to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | Sofia Tommey Wu has a legacy she wants to live up to.
Sofia won the 2023 Boulder Valley School District Regional Spelling Bee in March, about 35 years after both her mother and her aunt competed in the 1988 and 1989 Scripps National Spellin... |
03.06.2022 | In A Tense Final Spell-Off, Harini Logan, 14, Emerges As The Champion Of Scripps National Spelling Bee | OXON HILL, MD - JUNE 2: 14-year-old Harini Logan from San Antonio, Texas hoists the Scripps Cup ... [+] after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort on June 2, 2022 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. 234 spelle... |
13.10.2021 | E W Scripps : Scripps National Spelling Bee has new national TV home, to air live on ION and Bounce in 2022 | Scripps National Spelling Bee has new national TV home, to air live on ION and Bounce in 2022
Oct. 13, 2021
CINCINNATI - The Scripps National Spelling Bee will air live on two of America's most popular broadcast television networks in 2022,... |
09.07.2021 | Zaila Avant-garde Wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion; Murraya Was the Winning Word | July 9, 2021 2 min read
She's a basketball prodigy, Steph Curry co-star and Guinness World Records holder. Now 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde is also the Scripps National Spelling Bee's first-ever Black champion. And partially thanks to Bill... |
09.07.2021 | E W Scripps : Zaila Avant-garde declared champion of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee | Zaila Avant-garde declared champion of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee
July 8, 2021
CINCINNATI - Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old speller from New Orleans, is the champion of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Zaila (zah-EE-luh)... |
09.07.2021 | 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee | Zaila Avant-garde competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Zaila Avant-garde, 14, is the first Scripps National Spelling Bee champion from Louisiana. She sa... |
28.06.2021 | E W Scripps : Scripps National Spelling Bee announces 11 Finalists | June 28, 2021By Rebecca Cochran
The 2021 Finalists will advance to the July 8 Finals, televised live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2
CINCINNATI - After skillfully advancing through all virtual rounds of the national competition, 11 spellers will comp... |
10.06.2021 | Maui student Simione Olakauatu to represent state at Scripps National Spelling Bee | CHRISTIE WILSON / CWILSON@STARADVERTISER.COM
Simione Olakauatu of Kihei, Maui, is the 2021 Hawaii State Spelling Bee champion. He is rarely without his laptop as he studies for the national preliminaries on June 12. Olakauatu, 13, just fini... |
19.03.2020 | Coronavirus Cancellation Tracker: More Than 83 Million Affected After Events Cancelled Or Rescheduled | Last updated April 22, 12:49 p.m. |
25.05.2019 | What does it take to be one of Colorado’s 15 kids headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Ask these wordy whiz kids. | Don’t be fooled by the Hello Kitty mouse pad sat next to Lauren Guo’s fingers as they galloped across her keyboard on Friday. The 13-year-old’s business at the computer was not child’s play.
It’s crunch time for the Arvada eighth-grader who... |
28.05.2018 | Nimitz student to return to National Spelling Bee | Previous coverage
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For the second year running, Anika Gundlapalli is heading back to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
The bee is scheduled for May 29-31. Gundlapalli, a reserved 11-year-old sixth-gra... |
- | Bruhat Soma declared champion of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, sets new spell-off record | CINCINNATI, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bruhat (BROO-haht SOH-muh) Soma, a 12-year-old speller from Tampa, Florida, is the champion of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning the competition's second spell-off to date.
Soma co... |