National Spelling Bee
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2 years ago

By the Numbers: Spelling bee winner

A look at the numbers behind 14-year-old Dev Shah’s win in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee.
2 years ago
VIDEO: By the Numbers: Spelling bee winner
2 years ago

14-year-old wins national spelling bee after correctly spelling this word

Dev Shah was crowned the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after correctly spelling "psammophile."
2 years ago
Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., lifts the trophy next to Scripps CEO Adam Symson after he won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, on June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
2 years ago

14-year-old competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee for a 6th time

Akash Vukoti first competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition at 6 years old, back in 2016.
2 years ago
Akash Vukoti, 14, from San Angelo, Texas, competes during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
3 years ago

First ever spelling bee tiebreaker

Harini Logan, 14, from San Antonio, Texas, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the competition’s first ever tiebreaker.
3 years ago
VIDEO: First ever spelling bee tiebreaker
3 years ago

National Spelling Bee champ talks about stressful 90-second round

Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas, joins “GMA” after winning the 94th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.
3 years ago
VIDEO: National Spelling Bee champ talks about stressful 90-second round
3 years ago

How the National Spelling Bee champion stayed calm during 90 second spell-off

Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas, joined "Good- Morning America" after winning the 94th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.
3 years ago
Harini Logan, 14, from San Antonio, Texas, holds her winning  Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy, June 2, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Md.
3 years ago

Meet the history-making National Spelling Bee champ

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, is the champion of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
3 years ago
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans, wins the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., July 8, 2021.
6 years ago

'Octo-champ' spelling bee winners react to joint win

The eight students who made history at the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee told "GMA" it is "amazing" to share the title.
6 years ago
VIDEO: 'Octo-champ' spelling bee winners react to joint win
6 years ago

8 winners make history at 2019 Spelling Bee

For the first time in history, the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee ended with more than two winners.
6 years ago
VIDEO: 8 winners make history at 2019 Spelling Bee
6 years ago

Scripps National Spelling Bee round 2

We're down to the top 50 spellers, but the early favorite was shockingly sent home. ABC News' Will Ganss spells it out for us.
6 years ago
VIDEO:  Scripps National Spelling Bee round 2
7 years ago

Scripps National Spelling Bee winner reveals how he did it

The 14-year-old from McKinney, Texas, beat out a record 516 spellers this year.
7 years ago
Karthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, left, holds his trophy with President and CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company Adam Symson as confetti falls after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., May 31, 2018.
7 years ago

National Spelling Bee winner speaks out

Karthik Nemmani tells "GMA" what it felt like to win the coveted trophy after correctly spelling "koinonia."
7 years ago
VIDEO: National Spelling Bee winner speaks out
7 years ago

Girl makes history at National Spelling Bee

Reagan Remmers became only the fifth speller in the past 20 years allowed to return to competition after misspelling a word.
7 years ago
VIDEO: Girl makes history at National Spelling Bee
8 years ago

VIDEO: Preliminaries underway at 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee
8 years ago

VIDEO: Spelling bee contestants attempt spelling Trump's 'covfefe'
8 years ago

VIDEO: 6-year-old makes history at Scripps National Spelling Bee
8 years ago

Edith Fuller, 6, attends the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
8 years ago
Ananya Vinay, 12, from Fresno, Calif., with her mother, holds her trophy after being declared the winner of the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., June 1, 2017.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Nearly 300 young people compete in 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee
8 years ago

National Spelling Bee winner describes 'really amazing' win

Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California, correctly spelled "marocain."
8 years ago
Ananya Vinay, 12, from Fresno, Calif., holds the trophy after being declared the winner of the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., June 1, 2017.
8 years ago

VIDEO: National Spelling Bee champion describes her win
8 years ago

VIDEO:  National spelling bee finals
8 years ago

The most misspelled words in every state, according to Google

Google releases map of "America's most misspelled words," just in time for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
8 years ago
Google trends released their "America's Most Misspelled Words" map just in time for the Scripps Spelling Bee. The map shows the top searched "how to spell" words in each state.