Ready for a really challenging quiz? Go take it if you dare, but brace yourself -- it’s tough: An adult spelling quiz: 5 of the hardest words in the English language It’s only five questions, but you ...

Come have a free drink and watch 25 spellers try to relive the 5th grade glory of winning a spelling bee. No spelling necessary to attend! But there could be if you wanted to ... The OnMilwaukee Adult ...

In recent years, an international team of linguists partnered with Merriam-Webster to analyze a decade’s worth of words. According to the linguists, nature and natural science accounted for 38% of ...

The Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library has hosted adult spelling bees for 11 years, and one man has won six of them. His name is John Lipani. That’s L-I-P-A-N-I, Lipani. The soft-spoken ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

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 ...