BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE PROGRAM

Advice from Tyler Van Riper, a three-time school spelling bee champion and 2005 district spelling bee champion. Tyler is currently the program coordinator for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Introduction

Spelling matters, on and off the competition stage

Classroom Spelling Bee Words

School Spelling Bee Words

District, County or Final Local Spelling Bee Words

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Preface

Rules

1. Eligibility

HOW TO STUDY FOR A SPELLING BEE

Dr. Jacques Bailly is a professor of classics at the University of Vermont. He is the program's 1980 national champion and serves as the official pronouncer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The following are tips, tricks and recommendations based on Dr. Bailly's decades of bee experience. 

Know words at your level

Know how to win advanced bees