It sounds simple: pass a 5th grade spelling bee. But once the timer starts and the words get tougher, confidence fades fast. This challenge tests real spelling bee words designed for elementary ...

A quick look at the attainability of getting the top 10 toughest words. No reason to dillydally. By Eve Washington The reporter reviewed millions of data records, a process that doubled as an ...

This is where the spelling of the winning word in last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee gets tricky. And oh, by the way, it’s already incorrect. Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along ...

The English language is often viewed as chaotic and full of "exceptions," but most spellings follow patterns of sound, meaning and structure ...