Tag: Scripps National Spelling Bee
Finals of National Spelling Bee begin with 40 elite spellers
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best of the best at the Scripps National Spelling Bee have begun the unforgiving final day of the competition. The bee opened Tuesday with 291 spellers, the largest field in its 90-year history. By Wednesday afternoon, the field had been trimmed to 40 finalists, who will go on to compete on Thursda