Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. While most might never reach their level of expertise, we wanted to know: Why do we struggle to ...

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Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will kick off on May 28 as 245 spellers descend on National Harbor, Maryland, for four days of competition. Ahead of the event, a word selection panel gathers to ...

Canadian English is a rich part of our heritage, but it’s under threat from – strangely enough – our own federal government ...

Chandler acknowledges that little or non-existent spelling instruction puts children with an existing or emerging learning ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

The easiest pangram of 2025 was flapping, found by 99 percent of players. The hardest pangram was philhellenic, which means ...

Remember each daily Spelling Bee word list is curated by an editor and doesn’t include every possible solution. If you run ...

There’s a word UC Berkeley comparative literature Ph.D. student Frank Cahill will never forget. He misspelled it as an eighth grader in the second round of the live televised Scripps National Spelling ...

The stage is set for the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 28–30 at National Harbor, Maryland. After earning their spots in regional bees, 245 participants ages 8 to 15 will ...