WASHINGTON — What does it all mean? That’s the question facing spelling whizzes across the country, who learned Tuesday that they will have to know the definitions of some of the those … ...

Along with the 25-word, multiple-choice spelling test, they also were given their only guaranteed moment on the Grand Hyatt’s ballroom stage: ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Navneeth Murali would strongly prefer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee to get rid of the onstage, multiple-choice vocabulary questions that were introduced to the ...

Colorado State Spelling Bee finalists. Of 285 pre-qualified contestants, these are the 34 kids who passed a written spelling test and vocabulary test, and therefore got to compete on stage.