Nine kids will battle it out in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals - can you spell as well as they do?

Shrey Parikh of Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerged victorious Thursday in the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Parikh, a 14-year-old from San Bernardino, California correctly spelled a record 32 words in a spell-off. Can you spell these words from the spelling bee?

We don't think you'll have even heard of most of these words, never mind how to spell them.

The 98th Scripps National Spelling Bee begins on Tuesday, May 26. Here's everything to know about the competition.

Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National ...

The third grader correctly spelled "caló" on stage in the first round, but had a more difficult time later in the day.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee officially has begun this week in Washington, D.C. and runs through May 28, 2026.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is taking place this week, celebrating its 100th anniversary. In honor of the competition, we've decided to test our readers' spelling skills with a quiz on the ...

The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send ...

A new champion in the National Spelling Bee will be crowned Thursday night, out of nine finalists left. We had a few kids ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee runs from Tuesday through Thursday this week. The bee began in 1925, with this year marking ...