WASHINGTON -- Ever wonder if those spelling bee kids know the meanings of some of those big words? Now they'll have to prove that they do. Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday ...

WASHINGTONEver wonder if those spelling bee kids know the meanings of some of those big words? Now they'll have to prove that they do. Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday ...

Last week, the organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee announced that for the first time in the event's 86-year history, contestants will be tested not just on the spelling of words, but on ...

Discover the Word of the Year 2025 selections from leading dictionary websites like Merriam-Webster, Oxford, and ...

It's no longer good enough to spell six-syllable words — kids who hope to advance to the semifinals and finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee also must know what the head-scratchers mean. The ...

Georgia’s two best student spellers survived the first five rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday. But when the teens fell in competition one after the other in the quarterfinals, it ...

WASHINGTON — What does it all mean?That’s the question facing spelling whizzes across the country, who learned Tuesday that they will have to know the definitions of some of the those tough words they ...

This linguistic shift reflects growing concerns about artificial intelligence’s impact on digital content quality and demonstrates how technology trends shape modern language evolution.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee wraps up tonight, and it’s been as fun to watch as ever. But is it really fair to the kids to make them memorize definitions, as they’ve been required to do since ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What does it all mean? That's the question facing spelling whizzes across the country, who learned Tuesday that they will have to know the definitions of some of the those tough ...