WELCOME EVERYBODY, TO THE WILD WILD WEST:   Do you like the music of Tupac Shakur, but wish it sounded a more like Glee?   Because, based on...

CO-CHAMPIONS: These two amazing young men, Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe, truly could have gone all night. Having outlasted 279 of their co...

THE 2014 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONSHIPS:   Spelling begins shortly after 8pm eastern. Please join us in the chat room:  

THE DOZEN:   Twelve remarkable spellers remain  for tonight's primetime finals, out of thirty-one who had survived round six. You can se...

ROUND SIX:   As we move into the next round, I still have the odd sense that words seem...dare I say easy ? I want to remind everyone that...

CAN I HAVE THE DEFINITION PLEASE?:   The Scripps National Spelling Bee Semifinals begin this morning.  I'll be live-blogging as fast and...

THE 2014 SPELLING BEE POOL:   Forty-six fantastic young spellers remain . Our rules are similar to those in years past -- we have one rema...