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AP PHOTOS: Top Young Spellers Compete in 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee
- The 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee took place from May 27 to 29, 2025, at a convention center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- The bee brought together 243 spellers from all 50 U.S. states, several territories, and multiple countries, who advanced by winning regional competitions.
- Participants, who must be at most 15 years old and not beyond eighth grade, progressed through preliminary rounds, including spelling and vocabulary tests from Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary words.
- Last year's runner-up, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas, returned after losing a 2024 lightning-round spell-off to Bruhat Soma, while several other eighth-graders were considered strong contenders.
- The champion was awarded a personalized trophy, $52,500 in prize money, educational materials from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica, and a $1,000 donation to a school of their choice, while every finalist received a minimum of $2,000.
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AP PHOTOS: Top young spellers compete in 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee: An American Institution
On June 17, 1925, 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser of Louisville found himself in Washington, DC, where he spelled the word “gladiolus” correctly and was named the winner of the first national spelling bee. One hundred years later, nearly 250 of the best young spellers are gathered this week in Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital, for the 2025 event, which the E.W. Scripps company has sponsored since 1941. Two years ago, Dev Shah of Largo, FL…
To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography
There are times when the Scripps National Spelling Bee transforms into a geography bee. Scripps has begun relying on obscure geographical terms to winnow down the field of spellers in the later rounds. While the words are included in the…
13-year-old San Diego student competing in national spelling bee
(Above: Interview with Duaa Ouznali, San Diego spelling bee champion, on March 7, 2025) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- An eighth-grader from San Diego County will be competing in the 97th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee near the nation's capital after being crowned the local champion in March. Duaa Ouznali, 13, from Bright Horizon Academy was named the county's representative to the national competition after she correctly spelled the winning wo…
South Florida spellers compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Two South Florida students have advanced in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.13-year-old Nikhil Sha is from Miami, representing Miami Palmetto Middle School and 12-year-old Hadi Abbasi is from Pembroke pines, representing Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines - Middle School.According to the Scripps website, Nikhil likes to play games and read books. He also codes in multiple programming languages and likes to complete coding problems. He finds joy i…
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