who will bee our next champion?

243 spelling champions from across the country will compete for the Scripps Cup this year. Who will earn the title of Champion?

Watch the two-night special event on ION,
May 28 & 29 at 8/7c

how to watch celebrating 100 years of the Bee

Television Schedule

preliminaries Tuesday, May 27 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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quarterfinals Wednesday, May 28 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

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semifinals Wednesday, May 28 8 - 10 p.m. ET

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finals Thursday, May 29 8 - 10 p.m.

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celebrating 100 years

Since 1925, children across America have participated in classroom, school and regional spelling bees with the hope of making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Learn more about the Bee's storied history with new centennial activations, including a historical microsite and mobile museum exhibit.

Historical Spelling Bee images

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beelieve in the power of words

In celebration of our centennial, the Bee has launched Beelieve, a fund in partnership with the Scripps Howard Fund to make spelling bees more accessible for schools and communities across the country.

Thanks to a generous match from The Adam R. Scripps Foundation, your $100 donation can pay for a Title I school's access to the spelling bee program for an entire year.

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get ready for Bee Week!

Bee Week 2025 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. On May 25, 243 spellers from across the country and around the world will arrive in the Washington, D.C., area. For these spellers, Bee Week will include much more than three days of nationally-televised competition.

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