Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes By: Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press Posted: 11:18 PM CDT Sunday, May. 25, 2025 Last Modified: 2: ...

There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd. Even the most skilled spellers will admit that English is a mess.

Have you ever wondered why English spelling often seems to defy logic — like why choir and liar rhyme, but laughter and daughter don’t? In his new book, Gabe Henry explores this conundrum ...

However, as languages go, English isn’t especially tough — if you want difficult, try Polish, Lithuanian or Navajo. A good deal of what frustrates English learners is the spellings.

Host Lisa Mullins talks about some of those efforts with Gabe Henry, author of the new book " Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell." Book excerpt: 'Enough is Enuf' ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held in 1925, when the ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.