Harini Logan is the winner of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 23:30

Bee Week

In dramatic fashion, 14-year-old Texan Harini Logan became the 2022 champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning a first-ever Spell-off after being reinstated into the competition following ...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 223 Surya Kapu

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:34

Bee Week

Surya Kapu, speller 223, is an unexpected Finalist. The Utah seventh grader was reinstated into the Bee after judges' review and deliberation of the word “leucovorin," which he misspelled. He w...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 104 Abhilash Patel

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:28

Bee Week

Abhilash Patel, speller 104, said the spelling bee experience has been “really amazing.” It’s the first and last time at the Bee for the New York eighth grader. He said he’s experiencing ...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 205 Vihaan Sibal

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:21

Bee Week

Texas seventh grader Vihaan Sibal, speller 205, is nervous and excited.   Vihaan is in his second Finals and said he’s happy to participate at this level – last year, he tied for sevent...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 189 Kirsten Santos

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:12

Bee Week

Texas sixth grader Kirsten Santos, speller 189, said being a Finalist is intimidating. “I don’t know which word I’m going to get,” she said. “Spelling is very intricate. One wrong, and ...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 1 Sahasrad Sathish

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:10

Bee Week

Sahasrad Sathish is in an unusual place – he’s speller 1, the first person to the microphone in every round. The Illinois eighth grader said it’s a privilege to do so. “It’s an honor to...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 197 Nitya Kathiravan

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 20:02

Bee Week

Nitya Kathiravan, speller 197 and a New Jersey eighth grader, said she feels like her hard work has paid off. “To have made it this far is a huge achievement for me,” she said. Nitya’s...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 76 Vikram Raju

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:47

Bee Week

Vikram Raju, speller 76, is feeling “really good” tonight. “This is the Finals, and this is the stage I’ve been trying to get to,” the Colorado seventh grader said. “I’m really exci...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 87 Aliyah Alpert

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:44

Bee Week

Speller 87, Aliyah Alpert, it more excited than nervous about being a Finalist – but she’s still pretty nervous. The Arizona sixth grader said one of her favorite words is “turducken” –...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 65 Ekansh Rastogi

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:42

Bee Week

Ekansh Rastogi, speller 65, chose not to participate in last year’s spelling bee. The regional bee was in person, and it didn’t quite feel safe to attend, he said. So it makes this year’s succes...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 231 Harini Logan

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:39

Bee Week

Harini Logan, speller 231, said being a Finalist feels like a dream. It’s the fourth Bee appearance for the Texas eighth grader, and she said after watching the “cool big kids” on stage sin...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 178 Sahana Srikanth

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:37

Bee Week

Ohio eighth grader Sahana Srikanth, speller 178, said she is just “mind blown” that she’s made the Finals. She looked up to the other spellers, she said, and never thought she might share a...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 206 Saharsh Vuppala

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:35

Bee Week

Washington eighth grader Saharsh Vuppala, speller 206, was in an unusual position. His twin sister, Deetya Vuppala, was speller 221 – and on stage with him in the Semifinals. “I’m nervous f...

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2022 Finalist - Speller 234 Shijay Sivakumar

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 19:31

Bee Week

Shijay Sivakumar, speller 234, had to decide how serious he wanted to be about spelling. The answer was very. After a 2019 entry through the Bee’s RSVBee program, Shijay saw just what Bee Week ...

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The 2022 Finalists

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 14:28

Bee Week

The Finalists of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are set: a dozen brilliant spellers who will compete tonight for the Scripps Cup. The spellers are: Speller 1, Sahasrad Sathish Speller 65, Ek...

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Backstage moments at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 13:37

Bee Week

Backstage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, host LeVar Burton introduced speller 183, North Carolinian Riya Anumakonda, to a new word.   “Have you ever heard anyone call it North Cack...

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Why Head Judge Mary Brooks praises spellers

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 20:45

Bee Week

Spellers never want to hear the “dreaded bell” that signals that they’ve gotten a word wrong in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and will be leaving the competition. But this year, the ding wil...

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The Semifinalists are nervous and excited

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 15:31

Bee Week

A talented group of 48 spellers are advancing to the Semifinals this afternoon, and many said they were nervous to move on, but excited to be doing so. Jianna Marina, speller 130 and a Pennsylvan...

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The spellers take a field trip

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 09:20

Bee Week

While all the spellers took to the stage on Tuesday, they also took a field trip – to Planet Word, an interactive language museum in Washington, D.C. The museum was "really fun," said speller 1...

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From bees to apes (with some mythical creatures in between)

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 09:02

Bee Week

The first day of competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee started with bees and ended with apes. In between, there was a menagerie – including a number of fictional creatures that spell...

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