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

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

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?

Here’s how the test worked: For each of the words, we gave you the definition, the language of origin and an audio recording of the word being pronounced. You could either guess the spelling or give ...

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 ...

Dave Caolo and I were chatting this morning about iBooks and spelling. "It's not my daughter's favorite subject," he said, "and I'm looking for a way to make it more appealing to her." He asked if ...

Welcome to Spell Check-Up, a game where your medical spelling skills are put to the test. We give you the definition of a healthcare-related word and several spelling options. Your task is to select ...

Over 100 second- through fifth-grade students at Glen Head Elementary School competed in the spelling bees under the direction teacher Janet Goldberg. All students who entered in the month of May were ...