Live rounds of spelling begin this morning. Starting at 8 a.m. EST, you can watch the spellers on stage on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app. Play along or watch the version with the words on the screen.
Spelling will continue until about 5 p.m. EST, with a break for lunch.
After the first two rounds are finished, the semifinalists will be announced live. The pool of up to 50 semifinalists will be selected from the top scorers on the preliminary test, and those who spell their words correctly in rounds two and three.
Thursday, the semifinalists will take the stage at 10 a.m. EST and spell until about 1 p.m. EST. You can watch on ESPN2.
About 12 spellers will advance to the finals. Thursday night, the finalists will spell live on ESPN beginning at 8 p.m. EST
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