The Jefferson Parish Library will hold its seventh annual spelling bee for adults at 7 p.m. June 19 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. Adults 18 years of age and older ...

Evelyn Juarez began competing in Spanish spelling bees in 3rd grade. By the time she was in 7th grade, she became the first-ever winner of the National Spanish Spelling Bee. “It’s actually a funny ...

Spelling bees aren’t just for kids. There’s one in Columbia that’s exclusively for adults. On Feb. 1, Columbia Spells is set to return for the sixth year, as grown-ups will participate in the type of ...

Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. The annual competition took ...

Word lovers, put down your dictionaries. They won't be allowed Tuesday night, which has been reserved for you and yours to enjoy watching teams of three adults trying to remember how to spell words ...

BRATTLEBORO -- In a continuing effort by the Brattleboro Arts Initiative to raise money for phase two of the Latchis restoration project, Latchis Theatre will hold "Spell Check: A Spelling Bee for ...

A crowd turned out in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood Wednesday evening for an adult spelling bee. Three teachers organized the first-ever Wicker Park Spelling Bee in the Chicago Park District park ...

Forget the dreaded Friday spelling test, and don't count on spell check to do the job. For too long, spelling has been treated as rote memorization or dismissed as unnecessary in an age of autocorrect ...