CHEE-vee-uss,” and ‘boatswain’ isn’t “BOAT-swain.” We’re breaking it all down in the latest episode of The List Show on ...

an African American teenager, became the first-ever spelling bee champion in the US, overcoming tricky words like 'acquiesce', 'descendant' and 'millinery' on her way to the top. But her ...

And for the last 18 years, Indian-American children have ... NSF 9-year-olds having thousands more words under their belt, not to mention the practice of spelling in a high-pressure environment.

Watch as Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win the ... managed to spell it correctly. "For spelling, I usually try to do about 13,000 words [per day], and that usually ...