National Spelling Bee

Type: Event

As of November 2026, National Spelling Bee has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Half as Interesting (Oct 2025). The podcast episode "How Do They Choose the Spelling Bee Words?" on Half as Interesting focuses on the National Spelling Bee, discussing its history, structure, and challenges. It features Jacques Bailey, the bee's word pronouncer, and mentions the influence of tools like Spell Pundit, which claims to prepare participants for the competition. The episode highlights the bee as a beloved American tradition, offering a trophy and a $50,000 prize to the winner.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee, formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and often referred to as the National Spelling Bee or simply “the Spelling Bee” in the United States, is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The bee is run on a not-for-profit basis by the E. W. Scripps Company and is held at a hotel or convention center in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area during the week following Memorial Day weekend. Since 2011, it has been held at the Gaylord National Res