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May 28, 2025 | By: Associated Press
Photo credits: Scripps National Spelling Bee Instagram profile
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is on in Maryland this week. There are times when the Spelling Bee crosses over into geography. Scripps has begun relying on obscure geographical terms to winnow down the field of spellers in the later rounds. While the words are included in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary, they often don't follow familiar roots or language patterns. That denies accomplished spellers of the tools they use to figure out how to spell words they've never seen before. Some spellers say the best way to deal with geographical names is just to memorize them. The National Spelling Bee began Tuesday and concludes Thursday at a convention center outside Washington.
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