Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026: How to watch, prizes and what to know
The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night
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UNBELIEVABLE: Spelling bee - Caught on Camera
Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee a year after finishing runner-up
Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Independent UK ·
National Spelling Bee runners-up rarely go on to win. But Faizan Zaki hopes to defy the odds
Faizan Zaki is hoping to do something that's rarely been achieved in 100 years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism
Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.
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Chicago Public Schools eighth grader Steven Jiang buzzes to victory in citywide spelling bee
Jiang, 13, outlasted 47 competitors to correctly spell “saturnine” and win this year’s contest. He advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
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