Scripps National Spelling Bee

The controversy stemmed from an approved study list for third-grade participants in the competition, where “women” was listed alongside its variant “womyn,” indicated with a double asterisk. This revelation came ahead of the 2025 National Finals, scheduled to take place next May, marking the 100th anniversary of the prestigious event.

Dev Shah crowned US National Spelling Bee champion 2023: See Pics

Shah, who was crowned champion in a hail of confetti before being joined on stage by his parents and other relatives, takes home $50,000 cash from E.W. Scripps Co (SSP.O), the bee's sponsor, plus further monetary prizes and reference works from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster.

Indian-origin teen Dev Shah wins Spelling Bee 2023. His favourite game is Wordle

Dev Shah, 14, is the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. He spelled the word psammophile correctly to win the title. Last year's Spelling Bee winner too was an Indian-origin teen.

Who is Harini Logan? The Indian-origin teen who won Spelling Bee 2022

Harini Logan. 14, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee's first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.

Indian-origin teen Harini Logan wins Spelling Bee 2022

Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022: Harini Logan, 14, won the spelling competition in the first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: A look at the best moments from the competition

The 91st version of the annual US Spelling Bee was held this week.

US Spelling Bee winner to be announced on Thursday

The hopefuls were winnowed from 281 contestants aged 8 to 14 from across the United States and other countries. They advanced after two rounds of onstage spelling and, for the first time since the contest started in 1927, a computerized test that included vocabulary questions.

9 contestants to vie for National Spelling Bee championship

Nine contestants for the Scripps National Spelling Bee survived preliminary rounds to make the final on Thursday, including a New York City 12-year-old who tied for third last year.

Sukanya Roy wins US spelling bee with cymotrichous

Sukanya Roy wins US spelling bee with cymotrichous