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Here's Every Word That Stumped Spellers During the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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8 Spellers Win the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Gen-Z Contestants Chase Wordy Highs, 'Spellebrity' Status at the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Here's How the National Spelling Bee Was Different This Year

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A champion will be named in the 2016 bee on Thursday

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Quiz: Could You Be a National Spelling Bee Champion?

Find out if you have what it takes

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See if you can define the words that teenagers were able to spell

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National Spelling Bee Ends With Co-Champions Again

The winning words in the nail-biter final were 'scherenschnitte' and 'nunatak'

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7 Things You Should Know About the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee

TIME's guide to the B-E-S-T week of the year

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Eliminated Spelling Bee Contestant Swears He Knew That One

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A Whirlwind of Words and Nerves at the National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee commenced on Wednesday, quickening logophiles' hearts as the competition goes about its task of fulfilling or quashing the hopes and dreams of young wordsters. Here are some of the best emotional reactions to getting words right (and wrong) over the years

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Behind the Bee's Knees: The Origins of 9 Bee-Inspired Sayings

These little insects are the buzz of the English language

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Pictures of the Week: May 25–June 1

From Memorial Day observances in the United States and an exchange of bodies in the West Bank to the massacre in Syria and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in England, TIME's photo department presents the best images of the week.

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The Best Pictures of the Week, May 27 – June 3

This week: a merry-go-round turns inside a former nuclear plant; artillery fire along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a one-and-a-half year old boy is killed in Libya by Gaddafi’s forces, military maneuvers and youth movements in Spain;...

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