This is the 101st year of the national spelling competition, and the third time it's been decided by a rapid-fire "spell-off" since the practice was introduced in 2021

The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night

Students are competing in the century-old Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. This year’s spellers come from all 50 states, D.C., three U.S. territories and five other…

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation

Meet the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists as they get ready to compete for the championship.

Nearly 250 contestants from around the nation and the world traveled to Washington for a chance at glory and a $50,000 cash prize.

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation

The Scripps National Spelling Bee returns to Washington, D.C., with 247 spellers, a new host and competitors from all 50 states.

The opposing strategies of Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists have revived a long-running if good-natured debate in spelling circles: Which is more important, mastery of…

This is the 101st year of the national spelling competition, and the third time it's been decided by a rapid-fire "spell-off" since the practice was introduced in 2021

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker. Shrey is a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned a new champion, with Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old prodigy from Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerging victorious against Ishaan Gupta…

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.

Shrey Parikh, 14, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic Spell-Off.

Shrey Parikh of Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerged victorious Thursday in the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Shrey spelled 32 words right in the 90-second “spell-off” to win. Ishaan Gupta spelled 25 words correctly in the tiebreaker.

Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from California, won a tense tiebreaker to take the title at this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the best young speller in the English…

The 14-year-old won in his third appearance at the spelling bee in a tense spell-off speed round.

Whether he was faced with inscrutable words like "hwyl," "potto" or "pluchea," California teenager Shrey Parikh's confident nod never faltered as he methodically spelled his way…

A 14-year-old from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following a dramatic spell-off in which he correctly spelled 32 words

Correctly spelling 32 obscure words in just a minute and a half has won 14-year-old Shrey Parikh this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee.