The 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee, held this week at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, was the largest ever, with 562 competitors ranging in age from 7 to 15. Two spellers from Maryland: Saketh Sundar from Howard County and Anson Cook from Montgomery County, advanced to …
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Hereford Middle School seventh grader Nicole Tsygan — one of two Baltimore students who earned a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee — advanced to the bee’s finals Wednesday evening. Just 41 of the 515 competitors reached this level. One other Marylander, Saketh Sundar from Ellicott City, also advanced …
Read More »Here are the winning words from the last 10 years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. 2007: serrefine 2008: guerdon 2009: Laodicean 2010: stromuhr 2011: cymotrichous 2012: guetapens 2013: knaidel 2014 (tie): stichomythia and feuilleton 2015 (tie): scherenschnitte and nunatek 2016: Feldenkrais Read about a 2017 Catonsville contestant.
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