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The New York Times · 21h

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MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/Kalamazoo on MSN.com · Mar 12, 2025

Tell us: What was the spelling bee word you missed — or won on — as a kid?

We want to know if you competed in a spelling bee as a child — and if you remember what word you were eliminated on. Or maybe you were the winner. If so, what word did you win on? Let us know in ...
myMotherLode.com · 3h

A Tuolumne County Student Shines At This Year’s State Spelling Bee

Sonora, CA— A Tenaya Elementary student in the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District showed her skill in spelling by placing in the top ten in the California State Junior High Spelling Bee.
Icon for people.comPeople · May 31, 2019

That's a Word? Look Back at Some of the Winning Terms from the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Um, may I hear that in a sentence? Every year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee crowns a new whiz-kid winner and introduces the country to a word they’ve likely never heard of — let alone ...
Icon for mndaily.comMinnesota Daily · 16d

Adult spelling bee contestants slur words

The second “Grown-Up Spelling Bee,” took place Friday night, with 43 contestants being picked off one by one by words in the Scripps National Spelling Bee repertoire – and by their blood alcohol content. The last speller standing was 62-year-old Marc ...
Icon for www.altoonamirror.comAltoona Mirror · May 30, 2023

Panel picks winning Spelling Bee words

OXON HILL, Md. — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care.
Icon for people.comPeople · Jun 3, 2022

Harini Logan Wins 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Following a Spell-Off

The 14-year-old takes home the 2022 Scripps Cup after spelling 22 words correctly in the Spell ... winner of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Scripps announced Harini as the champion ...
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 22d

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