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Snigdha Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee

Snigdha Nandipati

Snigdha Nadipati of San Diego clinched the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee title with the French word guetapens.

 

Youngest bee speller disappointed by mistake

The youngest speller in National Spelling Bee history saiys she knew the word she misspelled during the competition but was too tired, bored and stressed out to concentrate.

 

Six-year-old girl competes in National Spelling Bee

Lor Anne Madison

A 6-year-old girl became the youngest participant ever to compete in the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, getting off to a successful start by spelling "dirigible.

 

Pa. girl survives 5-speller standoff to win bee

Pa. girl survives 5-speller standoff to win bee

It's what makes the spelling bee such gripping drama. Five competitors were left, and it appeared none of them would ever miss again. They correctly rolled off 21 words in a row. Hard ones, like "abhinaya" and "capoeira" and "cheongsam" and "opodeldoc." One of the spellers kept checking another one's watch. It was past bedtime, and long past the time slot that had been allotted by ESPN.

 

New Spelling Bee Champion Crowned

New Spelling Bee Champion Crowned

Anamika Veeramani spells 'stromuhr' to win, becoming the third consecutive Indian-American bee champion

 

'Serendipity' kicks off National Spelling Bee

'Serendipity' kicks off National Spelling Bee

With a touch of "serendipity," the search for a champion speller was under way the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee.

 

'Laodicean' launches Kansan to spelling bee title

'Laodicean' launches Kansan to spelling bee title

Thirteen-year-old Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, spelled "laodicean," Thursday night to take top honors in the 82nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

 

Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals under way

Forty-one youngsters are competing for the title of national spelling champion.

 

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