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Surprising Words The Spelling Bee Kids Can Nail But The Rest Of Us Get Wrong All The Time
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAnyone in the annual national spelling bee will get these words right, but plenty of mere mortals...
Grey or Gray, Which Spelling Is Correct?
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIs it 'Grey' or 'Gray'? The correct spelling of the word gray is a grey area We all know what to call that murky, cloudy shade that is a mixture of black...
21 words in 90 seconds: Teen wins spelling bee in first lightning-round tiebreaker
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarini Logan, 14, of San Antonio celebrates winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee with her...
Bill Kirby: English is language of funny sayings, odd words, spelling challenges
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years ago" 'Time heals everything.' Know who said that? My Latin teacher in barber college." – Floyd Lawson,...
What to know about this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSome of the nation’s brightest young minds are putting their knowledge of the English language to...
Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAs the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel...
Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
Dover's Bryce Beckley headed to national spelling bee
The Times-Reporter via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDOVER – The English language has about a million words. Bryce Beckley, 14, doesn't need to know all...
Carmel student hoping to spell her way to victory in Scripps National Spelling Bee
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJune 2, 2022, update: Riya Koya competed in the semifinals Wednesday and tied for 32nd place. The...
'Jeopardy!' Fans Furious as Misspelling Costs Player Nine-Game Winning Streak
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJeopardy! fans are not happy with a ruling on Tuesday's episode of the game show, when a one-letter...