Finalists compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the championship trophy and a $50,000 prize. Follow along for the latest updates, words and the winner.
Faizan Zaki, 12, reacts Wednesday as he gets a correct response during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md. The final stage of the country’s most popular spelling challenge, the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has kicked off.to battle for the championship trophy and a $50,000 prize before participants began to be eliminated Thursday. Six competitors remain.The evening’s three rounds focus on spelling, vocabulary and then spelling again.
This year’s group of finalists is the smallest field the competition has seen in years. Since the bee resumed after its 2020 pandemic pause, there have not been fewer than 11 finalists, according to Scripps officials, though the competition structure changed somewhat in 2021.The evening’s three rounds focus on spelling, vocabulary and then spelling again. If there’s no winner with five minutes remaining, the participants will vie in a spell-off for the crown.
This year’s group of finalists is the smallest field the competition has seen in years. Since the bee resumed after its 2020 pandemic pause, there have not been fewer than 11 finalists, according to Scripps officials, though the competition structure changed somewhat in 2021.
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