bee week
There's so much more to the Scripps National Spelling Bee than the nationally-televised competition. Bee Week is a week-long experience for spellers and their families that includes special events, educational workshops, excursions into Washington, D.C., and more.
bee week 2025
national harbor, maryland
Bee Week 2025 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center from May 25-30. The National Competition began with the Preliminaries on Tuesday, May 27, and conclude with the Finals on Thursday, May 29.
2024 champion
Bruhat Soma of Tampa, Florida, represented the Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund in the 2024. Bruhat became the champion after a record-breaking Spell-off finish with 29 words spelled correctly. His winning word, the final word he spelled correctly, is "abseil."
bee keeper magazine
Each year, the Bee publishes the Bee Keeper magazine with feature stories on spellers, "where are they now?" articles about Bee alumni and information about the competition.
The 2025 issue celebrates the Bee's centennial with historical feature stories and anniversary-themed puzzles plus a Q&A with "Akeelah and the Bee" actress Keke Palmer.
this year's national competition
This year, 243 spellers earned their spots as national competitors by advancing through regional spelling bees, competing against students representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Schools in Europe. Spellers will also represent five countries outside the U.S.: the Bahamas, Canada, Ghana, Kuwait and Nigeria.