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2016 Photo Gallery
Check back for Bee Week photo galleries starting at 10:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 22. In the meantime, visit the Bee's Flickr site to revisit great moments of the previous years.
2014 Official Rankings
The Offical Rankings of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be posted after the completion of the competition on Thursday, May 29.
2014 Championship Finalists
The list of the Championship Finalists will be available beginning on Thursday, May 29 at 2 p.m. ET.
2014 Semifinalists
The list of the Semifinalists will be available beginning Wednesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. ET.
2014 Round Results
Check back for round-by-round results of the competition starting at 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 28.
Can I purchase tickets to the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Tickets are not required to attend the oral rounds of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 25 and 26, 2016. Admission to the oral rounds of competition is free, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Vocabulary Evaluation Formally Incorporated into Scripps National Spelling Bee
CINCINNATI — April 9, 2013 — For the first time in the 86-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the evaluation of vocabulary knowledge will be formally incorporated as an element of the competition.
The 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee will take place on May 28–30 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md.