The Quiet Darkness Of The National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md.—A row of metal detectors guards the hotel ballroom that stages the Scripps National Spelling Bee.…
Five-Year-Old Set To Become Youngest-Ever Contestant At National Spelling Bee
Nerd alert! Edith Fuller, a home-schooled 5-year-old from Oklahoma, qualified for the National Spelling Bee after…
Spelling Bee Twitter Account Burns Dude So Hard He Deleted His Account In Shame
If you’re gonna try to roast the Spelling Bee for being soft, the worst sin you can commit is bringing that weak shit…
The Mutombo Of Spelling Bees
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And Now, Your Worst Spelling Bee Horror Stories
In case you missed it last night, the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in spectacular fashion with 14-year-old Gokul…
We Turned Spelling Bee Loser Jacob "What?" Williamson Into A Rap Star
We all had our laughs about poor Jacob Williamson, the 15-year-old eighth grader whose excited misspelling of…
Here are your 12 finalists for tonight's National Spelling Bee. Please pick your favorite and tell the class why.
Have Spelling Bee "Winning Words" Always Been So Obscure?
Arvind Mahankali won the 2013 National Spelling Bee on "knaidel," a type of dumpling. The winning word the year prior…
Spelling Bee Semifinalists Set To Ultimate Warrior's Intro Music
Is there anything better than watching kids gleefully race to the stage after hearing their names called as Scripps…
Is The Scripps National Spelling Bee Evil?
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—That fucking bell. There’s always a split-second between the moment a contestant at the Scripps…
The National Spelling Bee Will Now Include Vocabulary Tests
When you're watching the spelling bee, do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that some of the kids simply memorized…
Samantha Steele Mixes Up Her Indian-American Spelling Bee Contestants
After a National Spelling Bee filled with children holding back tears in front of a national audience, the academic…
Your Scripps National Spelling Bee Live Blog
You know what the national spelling needs to make it even more compelling? INJURIES. No one ever gets physically…
ESPN Misspells Simple Word In Spelling Bee Graphic
South. S-O-O-U-T-H. South.
"Sabermetrics" Was A Word In The Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee, which alongside poker, cheerleading, and hot dog eating constitute the E for…
The 6-Year-Old Who Qualified For The National Spelling Bee Might Be An Alien
At the tender age of six, Lori Anne Madison just became the youngest person ever to qualify for the Scripps National…
Your National Spelling Bee Open Thread
Yeah, this is going to get MURDERED by the Finals tonight. But the Spelling Bee really is the tits. ESPN's coverage…
Here's A Taste Of The Child Torture That's Happening Over On ESPN Right Now
This is what happens when a Jamaican kid is given a Sanskrit word, and shipped off back home, never to return.
The Curse Is Over, Cleveland!
America's newest tween spelling champion is Anamika Veeramani. Her sponsor for the Scripps National Spelling Bee? The…
And You Thought Winning The Spelling Bee Was A Longshot
"Over the years words like "Ilanders" (Islanders), "Leaes" (Leafs) and "Bqstqn" (Boston) have found their way onto the S…