/tags/spelling-bee spelling bee en-US WLRN Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:34:33 GMT /news/2022-06-01/the-national-spelling-bee-returns-to-its-usual-venue-for-the-first-time-in-3-years Spellers were greeted with a new preliminary-round format that gave them no time to get comfortable. They had to get through three words in one turn at the microphone to continue in the bee. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:34:33 GMT /news/2022-06-01/the-national-spelling-bee-returns-to-its-usual-venue-for-the-first-time-in-3-years The Associated Press /news/2021-07-09/zaila-avant-garde-becomes-first-african-american-to-win-scripps-spelling-bee The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya." Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:48:52 GMT /news/2021-07-09/zaila-avant-garde-becomes-first-african-american-to-win-scripps-spelling-bee Dana Farrington, Emma Bowman /news/2021-07-08/after-being-sidelined-by-the-pandemic-the-spelling-bee-makes-its-great-r-e-t-u-r-n The academic games were canceled last year, but the mental sport is back. First lady Jill Biden is attending the finals Thursday night in Orlando, Fla. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:13:21 GMT /news/2021-07-08/after-being-sidelined-by-the-pandemic-the-spelling-bee-makes-its-great-r-e-t-u-r-n Alana Wise /news/2019-05-31/broward-teen-simone-kaplan-finishes-9th-in-record-breaking-national-spelling-bee Simone Kaplan of Davie finished ninth in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, eliminated to the audible gasps of the gallery as she… Fri, 31 May 2019 16:20:01 GMT /news/2019-05-31/broward-teen-simone-kaplan-finishes-9th-in-record-breaking-national-spelling-bee Johnny Diaz