What is Éclaircissement? 13-year-old Faizan Zaki spelt it correctly to win 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee after recovery from on-stage errorFaizan Zaki, 13, from Texas, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee after a brief misstep nearly cost him the title. He rebounded to co...
30 May, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Scripps National Spelling Bee: How to watch, top competitors, rules, and prizesThe Scripps National Spelling Bee, celebrating its 100th anniversary, commences on May 27th, featuring 243 spellers from across the globe. ...
26 May, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Spelling Bee finalists, mostly Indian-American children, visit White HouseBruhat, sporting a yellow championship T-shirt and a red tilak on his forehead, was joined by seven other finalists, including four others ...
01 Jun, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
Who is Bruhat Soma, the spelling champ who won the Scripps National Bee title?A 12-year-old, hailing from Florida has been crowned the spelling bee champion at the recently concluded 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee...
31 May, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee: Who is vying for this year's top honor? Live streaming, all you need to knowThe 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland. The little participants c...
30 May, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Indian-origin boy, 14, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee after answering this 11-letter wordDev Shah kept his cool as he asked precise questions about Greek roots before answering the question right and zooming his way to the top.
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Harini Logan wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in first-ever tiebreaker roundThe 13-year-old spelled 21 words correctly during a 90-second spell-off.
03 Jun, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, wins national spelling bee with word 'Murraya'; Indian-Americans come 2nd and 3rdShe also holds several Guinness World Records for dribbling multiple basketballs at a time.
10 Jul, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Going digital: Scripps National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual formatLast year's bee was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic
23 Feb, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Scripps National Spelling Bee cancelled for first time since WW-II, will now return in June 2021The decision follows the Bee's announcement in March that it was suspending the finals with hopes to reschedule.
22 Apr, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
Desi-Americans are spelling champions, but without prospects of greater gloryOnly rarely does the occasional city or region see the opposite headline, as happened in the Class 12 science stream in Gujarat in 2017, or...
01 Jun, 2018, 10.45 PM IST
Indian American kids sweep Spelling Bee contestIndian American kids maintained complete dominance by winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee contest for the eighth year in a row.
29 May, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
25 Indian-Americans among 49 spelling bee semifinalistsAs many as 25 Indian-Americans have made it to the list of 49 semi-finalists of the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee
28 May, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Indian-Americans dominate Scripps National Spelling BeeIndian American children's domination of the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee could be put down to their perseverance, the competi...
26 May, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
Indian-Americans co-champions of the Spelling BeeThis is the seventh consecutive year that Indian-Americans have retained the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was watched live by milli...
30 May, 2014, 03.06 PM IST
15 Indian-American students qualify for Spelling Bee semifinalsThe girls who succeeded include Himanvi Kopuri, Nikitha Chandran, Vanya Shivashankar, Neha Seshadri, Shobha Dasari and Vismaya Kharkar.
30 May, 2013, 11.00 AM IST
Indian-Americans aim to maintain dominance in US spelling beeNearly 50 Indian-Americans will vie to maintain their dominance in the prestigious National Spelling Bee competition in the US.
28 May, 2013, 06.25 PM IST