Oliver Halkett from Bel Air is attempting to become the first speller from Los Angeles County to win the Scripps National ...

That’s how she burns long lists of words into her memory ... where Ellen is a seventh-grader. “She rocked our spelling bee,” Travis said. “It was so much fun to watch and see everybody ...

This year's contest was more formal than usual because organizers and judges were following the national bee guidelines, which included a list of 300 words ... be the seventh-grade spelling ...

words such as “gazabo” (no, not gazebo) and “querken.” Each session in the spelling bee consists of two spelling rounds and one round in which contestants answer multiple-choice questions ...

If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, hortatory — or “aiming to urge or strongly encourage” — was the word least ...