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Indian American girl wins US Spelling Bee and the runner-up is an Indian too

Harini Logan was declared the champion beating out 234 children from around the US and abroad who h…

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How South Asian Americans came to dominate the Scripps Spelling Bee

Since 2008, a South Asian American has been a winner of the prestigious academic competition for ev…

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This year's Spelling Bee champion doubles as an elite basketball prospect and a juggling virtuoso with multiple Guinness World Records

In addition to her spelling prowess, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde is a jaw-dropping mathlete and o…

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14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee

The eighth grader is the first champion from Louisiana and also holds three Guinness world records.…

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Spelling Bee cancelled for first time since WW-II due to coronavirus pandemic

"Our hearts go out to the spellers who won't get their final shot at winning because of the pandemi…

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: 21 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

For the most part, yes. Among the winners, there are lots of graduates of top schools and plenty of…

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8 finalists were named co-champions of the 2019 national spelling bee - here are the definitions of all the winning words

This year, the Bee ran out of challenging words to give contestants, ending the final round with an…

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The National Spelling Bee fired back at an internet troll with spelling corrections

One foul-mouthed Twitter user, Kyle Chapman, learned this lesson the hard way on Thursday nigh…

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These are the winning words from every National Spelling Bee since 1925

Scripps's list of "winning words" from previous competitions gives a glimpse at this evolution. Rel…

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Why Indian kids keep winning the National Spelling Bee

Instead, the spellers tend to see their long study hours on par with fielding ground balls or shoot…

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Why Indian-American children keep winning the National Spelling Bee

Instead, the spellers tend to see their long study hours on par with fielding ground balls or shoot…

Chris Weller   


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Meet the youngest participant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

The third-grader has a penchant for spelling long words with funny definitions and has already…

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ESPN's National Spelling Bee commentator predicts a huge change for next year's bee

Loeffler has been the bee's main commentator since the contest got bumped up to network TV in 2006.…

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12 incredibly hard-to-spell words that have won the Scripps National Spelling Bee

The winning words weren't always this arcane or difficult to spell. In 1932, for example, the winni…

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Indian-American Kids Grab A Huge Share Of Spelling Bee Pie

But the posts on social sites were laced with anger and disappointment. ABCDs, as they are jocularl…

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18 Photos Of Euphoric Spelling Bee Winners

The contestants, ranging from 8 to 15 years old, have typically studied for years, won regional spe…

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12 Insanely Hard-To-Spell Words That Won Past Spelling Bees

While the point of the Bee is to spell the words, not define them, half of the fun for the viewer i…