El Paso's Emiliano Martinez Caloca heads to the National Spanish Spelling Bee after shining at the Texas competition.

An El Paso student is among those advancing to the National Spelling Bee in Albuquerque next month, the Education Service Center Region 19 (ESC19) said in a news release. ESC19 announced that El ...

Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spoke with "CBS Mornings Plus" about the tense final rounds and claiming victory a year after finishing as the runner up.

Faizan Zaki’s first appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee was in 2019, when he tied for 370th place. He returned again in 2023 and 2024, where he finished second.

The first National Spelling Bee began 100 years ago in 1925. However, Thursday's winner marked the 110th champion due to an eight-way tie in 2019 and a two-way tie several times.

All the spellers receive a prize package, including bee souvenirs and an official certificate of participation from the dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster; a one-year subscription to Merriam ...

The bee is limited to students who have not have passed beyond the eighth grade or an international equivalent on or before Aug. 31, 2024, and who were born on Sept. 1, 2009, or later.

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly ...

Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along with other past words used to crown champion spellers, ahead of the National Spelling Bee that kicked off May 27. Here are five of the Scripps ...

For participating at the national spelling bee, Chukwuma-Eze and all other participants received a prize package from the bee, including souvenirs and a certificate of participation; a one-year ...

Sixth place: $2,500. All other finalists: $2,000. Ben Nuckols has covered the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 2012. Follow his work here. Originally Published: May 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM EDT ...