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Meet Shrey Parikh, Winner of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee After Rare Spell-Off

Shrey Parikh was declared the winner of the 101st Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 28. After three days of competition, Parikh beat the other nine finalists to win the competition after a spell-off against finalist Ishaan Gupta. The adolescent beat out 247 of the nation’s brightest

How to Watch the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee — Everything You Need to Know

The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee is bringing together 247 of the nation’s brightest young spellers for a high-pressure showdown packed with impossible words and intense competition. Only one contestant can walk away the champion, but every contestant will have to survive a gauntlet of notoriously difficult words

Stevensville 8th grader wins Ravalli County Spelling Bee

After correctly spelling the word “paparazzi,” eighth-grader Leika Lueders from Stevensville won the Ravalli County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night in the Hamilton High School auditorium. Lueders was one of 17 competitors from fifth- through eighth-grade classes across the Bitterroot to approach the mic and attempt to get

Editor's Soapbox: Spellcheck is not a Joke

It was 6th grade, and I had just proudly placed third in my school’s spelling bee. That moment probably represented the peak of my spelling ability. With today’s technological advances, I no longer feel the need to remember the trivial, irrelevant spelling of every word in my lexicon.

Editor's Soapbox: Spellcheck Is Not a Joke

It was 6th grade, and I had just proudly placed 3rd in my school’s spelling bee. That moment probably represented the peak of my spelling ability. With today’s technological advances, I no longer feel the need to remember the trivial, irrelevant spelling of every word in my lexicon.