Lauren A. Merillana, 13, of Bethesda, Md., spells her word as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee, staged this week in Maryland, is a prestigious annual competition with a rich history and ...

Discover what the most commonly misspelled words are in the English language. These are words that have similar spelling, ...

Faizan Zaki won the title of best speller at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after finishing up as the runner-up last year.

On a national level, the results of the analysis determined that Americans misspell the word “definitely” more than any other ...

Scripps has begun relying on obscure geographical terms to winnow down the field of spellers in the later rounds. While the ...

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an ...

Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee. His winning word, "éclaircissement," capped off an impressive spelling ...

Even pronouncer Jacques Bailly tried to slow Faizan down before his winning word, “eclaircissement,” but Faizan didn't ask a ...

Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion who took home over Rs 40,00,000, a medal, and a trophy after winning the National Spelling Bee championship.