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The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The competition began in 1925, [ 1 ] and was initially organized by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky , until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company ...
Round One is an oral spelling round, with words deriving from the Bee's official list, Words of the Champions. Round One was a written spelling test, and had changed in format several times. In the few years prior to 2008, Round One had consisted of a 25-word, multiple-choice written test.
A spelling bee at an elementary school, with a speller addressing an audience and a judge, with other contestants behind. A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in ...
Davis Drive Middle School seventh-grader Ananya Rao Prassanna poses with her Scripps National Spelling Bee medals following a celebration honoring her third-place finish in the competition on ...
Faizan, 12, is a sixth-grade student at Rice Middle School in Dallas. He previously competed in the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee and tied for 370th. He returned in 2023 and tied for 21st place.
In April 2013, shortly before the Bee, organizers announced that the preliminary test would now include multiple-choice vocabulary questions. While met with criticism by past contestants for deviating from the concept of a spelling bee, organizers indicated that the change was made to help avert perceptions that the competition was based solely on memorization skills (as had been showcased by ...
After two consecutive years where the Bee ended in a tie, it was announced in April 2016 that harder words would be used in the final rounds. [19] The first place prize this year was increased to $40,000 from $30,000, second to $30,000 and third to $20,000. [19]
The finals were held on June 2, 2022, and televised on Ion Television and Bounce TV, marking the first time in 27 years that the Bee was not televised on an ESPN network. [3] The winner of the bee was Harini Logan, an 8th–grade girl from San Antonio, Texas, [4] who won with 21 words spelt correctly during the Bee's first spell-off round. [5] [6]