At the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year, whiz kids will not only have to correctly spell the curve-ball words thrown at them but also to define them. Contestants will be able to chose ...

There isn't a strong link between good spelling and intelligence, but that doesn't mean spelling doesn't matter. Proper spelling makes people perceive you as more intelligent and can increase your ...

A spelling lesson for grown-ups? When I first started teaching copyediting, I was surprised to find that the class textbook, “The Copyeditor’s Handbook” by Amy Einsohn, had a chapter dedicated to ...

W-I-N-N-E-R-S! A look back at the champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee through the 2000s (and the words they spelled to win it all) Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images It's ...

The bleary-eyed champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are enjoying the fruits of their historic victory. The wild and unprecedented climax of Thursday night’s competition stretched into the ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champions Vanya Shivashankar, 13, and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, would like to let you in on a little secret: they are both very, very smart, and that is ...

The 2016 Spelling Bee co-champions Nihar Janga, 11, of Austin, Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, 13, of Corning, New York. Scripps National Spelling Bee Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0 For the past three years, the ...

In our tricky language, certain words are out to trick you. Sometimes, they succeed. It doesn’t matter how grammar-savvy you are or how many degrees you have in English lit. Some misused words can and ...