A spokesperson for Scripps explained to Fox News Digital that all words Scripps uses in its program are pulled from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, which has the alternate spelling for ...
The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online. Study ...
Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines blasted the Scripps National Spelling Bee for incorporating an alternative spelling of the word “women” that she claims feeds into the “fabricated ...
the organisation relies exclusively on the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary for its word lists. The alternate spelling “womyn” is included because it is recognised by Merriam-Webster as a ...
So totally manufactured outrage.' Scripps' claims the 'womyn' variant of the word is from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary which the competition uses for its official lexicon.
and “fortnight,” the primarily British word that’s also a Taylor Swift song. Merriam-Webster is one of the final few English-language dictionary platforms to release its annual word.