who will bee our next champion?

Watch the two-night event on ION,
May 31 & June 1 at 8/7c

2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion Harini Logan

Television Schedule

preliminaries Tuesday, May 30 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. et
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quarterfinals Wednesday, May 31 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. et
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semifinals Wednesday, May 31 8 - 10 p.m. et
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finals Thursday, June 1 8 - 10 p.m. et
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about the bee

Since 1925, children across America have participated in classroom, school and regional spelling bees with the hope of making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

 

Historical Spelling Bee images

Scripps Cup trophy

get ready for
bee week!

Bee Week 2023 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. On May 28, 231 spellers from across the country and around the world will arrive in the Washington, D.C., area. For these spellers, Bee Week will include much more than three days of nationally-televised competition.