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 ...

- 6 is the age of the youngest speller participating in this year's Bee. His name is Akash Vukoti and you can read about him here. - 11 international spellers, representing The Bahamas, Canada, ...

HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Ask Jae Canetti to recite pi, and the numbers come out like a blur. Just when it sounds as if he's about to stop, he takes a deep breath and continues. On and on. Until he's ...

Take a look at the following English words: butcher, squirrel, mortgage, and choir. Does something seem off about them? At one point in time, the words move and love rhymed. So did blood, good, and ...