2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee: Live Results & Winners

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Scripps national Spelling Bee 2025: Live Results, eliminations, and How to Watch

The Nation’s top spellers have converged for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling bee! This year marks the centennial anniversary of the competition, which has grown from a humble gathering of nine participants in 1925 to a nationally televised event featuring 243 of the best young wordsmiths.

The 2024 Spelling Bee saw high-stakes drama, culminating in only the second-ever spell-off. Bruhat Soma emerged victorious,correctly spelling 29 words within a 90-second timeframe,defeating fellow finalist Faizan Zaki. the spell-off round, introduced in 2021, had only been used once prior to that, in 2022.

The Sporting News is providing up-to-the-minute coverage of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Here are the latest updates as the competition unfolds.

Scripps National Spelling Bee Results

Thursday, May 29

Spellers Eliminated in Round 17 (Incorrect Word)

• harini Marith (go)
• Brian Liu (Kyah)
• Aishaya kallauri (Keighley)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 16 (Incorrect Word)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 15 (Incorrect Word)

Spellers Eliminated in round 14 (Incorrect Word)

Spellers eliminated in Round 13 (Incorrect Word)

• Esha Marupudi (aromorphosis)
• Oliver Halket (Aurore)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 12 (Vocabulary Question)

Spellers Eliminated in round 11 (Incorrect Word)

Wednesday, May 28

Spellers Eliminated in Round 10 (Incorrect Word)

• Lavance is (tarillx)
• Hannah kuo (bromyrite)
• At Raju (Ellestadite)
• Nathan Settevendemie (conessine)
• country spacetime (cocillana)
• Sree Vidya Silver (Collochore)
• Adarsh venkannagari (tibione)
• Brihasa veduru (cardueline)
• Nargiza Muzhapaer (Persis)
• Ethan Robert (allobroges)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 9 (Incorrect Word)

• Nikhil sha (sodoku)
• Zachary rara (ketupa)
• Lauren Merillana (Rendzina)
• Isha Gupta (Omoideum)
• Jay nayak (rhigolene)
• Holden Good (Delsartian)
• Chilaka Ugobi (fifteen)
• Rujva Patel (Riemannian)
• Avinav Prem Anand (Morillon)
• Vittal Krishnamurthy (guimberd)
• John Donato (cheyney)
• Vidula Kalathur (Coulommiers)
• Arnie Parat (Tatpurusha)
• Isaac Cancio (Choristate)
• Siyona Kandala (Soukous)
• Decis Mallady (adverse)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 8 (Vocabulary Question)

• Aren Lee (What is a lacuna?)
• Nicasio David (Another word for blithesome is:)
• yahya Mohammed (What is a basilisk?)
• Zach Yeager (What does it mean to inveigle someone?)
• Roshan Kaushik (Something described as frangible is capable of:)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 7 (Incorrect Word)

• Sumukh Tirumalasetty (cathepsin)
• Ryan Sekera (cribellum)
• Charlie Huang (chapiter)
• Sara Daoud (spirketing)
• Beatriz Whitford-Rodriguez (euhemerism)
• Megan Barrientos (myelination)
• Sanvi mandvekar (tubifacient)
• Emmaline Bushman (oxter)
• Sharon Hwang (insinuendo)
• Sach Akella (allophenic)
• Kushi gottimukkala (spinnerular)
• Jayden Jiang (cassowary)
• Jane Ross (hanging)
• Swetank Bangaru (gyrencephalate)
• Avishka dudala (voltinism)
• Shreyansh zadoo (neotny)
• rory Grant (endure)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 6 (Incorrect Word)

• Aiden my (hoopter)
• Victoria Li (ablegate)
• Blanche li (Taqueria)
• To Abbasi (feraciousous)
• cyleane Quansah (indirubin)
• Kavin Suriya Prakash (Funis)
• Luke noblezada (Orancy)
• Gemma Kim (levigation)
• Izzy Canada (lumichrome)
• Leah rini (fabella)
• Simran Sanders (arnica)
• Sariah Titus (Paracelete)
• Tarini Nandakumar Airport (CULMEN)
• Noah White (categorem)
• Caleb Giuoco (Petiole)
• Nirav nimbarte (genthliac)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 5 (Vocabulary Question)

• Aarav Balani (Another Word for Decorum is 🙂
• Enzo Paylaga (Someone described as plucky is:)
• Shruthi Srinivasan (What does dross refer to?)
• Duaa Oznali (Something described as temporal:)
• Giovanni Adjei (If someone denounces something, thay:)
• Leo Furlong (Something described as heterogeneous:)
• Yuva peddireddy (If someone is described as fickle, they are:)
• Ananya Aggarwal (Something described as vapid is:)
• Rian Camty (Something described as taboo is:)
• Isaac Geremew (What is a cameo?)
• Anjali Agarwal (what is a tome?)
• Thevaan Butani (If something is flagrant, it is indeed:)
• Zachary Teoh (Something described as manifold is marked by:)
• Shreeya Sivakumar (What would be the most likely setting for a dirge?)
• Viky Tanamala (Something described as sordid is:)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 4 (Incorrect Word)

• Rithvi Balajee (Gibbon)
• Arshan Shahriar (Offal)
• Louis Avetis (marigolds)
• NAVTAJ Singh (Family)
• Shruthi Ayyagari (coolth)
• Arya Bhavansikar (Surtax)
• Margt Fieni (biorhythm)
• William Fuller (agnatic)
• Connor norton (animalcule)
• Alejandro Martinez (keelblock)
• Nikita Ramakrishnan (illfare)

Tuesday, May 27

spellers Eliminated in Round 2 (Vocabulary Question)

• David Wang (What does reciprocity refer to?)
• Sonu Morali Mohan (Something described as vicarious is experienced:)
• Brighid Reid (What is an encomium?)
• Vishava Bharat (to blandish is 🙂
• Samuel Riley (What is a vanguard?)
• naqeeb Hossain (Ebullience is:)
• James Granger (Someone described as quixotic tends to be:)
• Esme Filippo (What is jocularity?)
• bindi Ray (An abstemious person is highly likely to:)
• Juliet Merrill (A schism is:)
• Minna danzinger (What is a veneer?)
• Josslyn Hansen (A talisman is supposed to:)
• Will Henley (Someone described as sophomoric is:)
• Johannes Roxburgh (If something is described as kindred, it is:)
• Brett Kuprowicz (something declamatory is:)
• Harper Cox (Which of the following would be called an iris?)
• Jacob Martonito (Someone described as ingenuous is:)

Spellers Eliminated in Round 1 (Incorrect Word)

• Christopher Werito (huerta)
• Bria Curry (back)
• Madison Gray (Hippolyta)
• Ike Sperling (koh-i-noor)
• Carolina Van Garsse (Fracas)
• Abigail adegbite (GENet)
• Sophia Schoenrock (Egorzico)
• Aiden Westover (Loggia)
• Cecily Dean (espadrille)
• Gabriel Aguirre (ape-ape)
• Julia Kurien (uraeus)
• Parker Zimmerly (Beleive)
• Adele Gibbens (calabash)
• Josephine Frimpong (witch of Agnesi)
• Malek YouSSRI (Ardhamagadhi)
• Caroline andrus (oud)
• Lelassa Island.
• Aruuke Reyeva (Cavalletti)
• Ainsley Gastmeier (kangri)
• Divya Choudhary (Sannyasi)
• Zander Myers (sciatica)
• Eliza schwass (Bartókian)
• Carter Peterson (ryas)
• ELI SCHPOSER (Terre Today)
• Anya stoll (alouatte)
• Natalie Linthicum (kiva)
• Reed Laursen (coulib
  
  

  What are the key strategies for success in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, considering the potential challenges of complex words adn rigorous competition?

  What is the scripps National Spelling Bee?

  The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an annual spelling bee held in the United States.It’s a prestigious contest that tests spelling proficiency, vocabulary knowledge, and dedication of young spellers from across the nation. The National Spelling Bee provides a platform for students to showcase their spelling skills and compete for scholarships and prizes. The competition is a tradition, and attracts a large audience, becoming a cultural phenomenon.

  key Dates and Registration

  While the official dates for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be announced in the coming months the general timeframe is late May or early June in National Harbor, Maryland. Stay tuned to the official Scripps website for updates on registration details,deadlines,and qualifying rounds facts.

  • Registration: Typically opens in the fall of the previous year.
  • Local Spelling Bees: held throughout the winter, allowing spellers to qualify.
  • Regional Bees: These Bees determine who advances to the National Spelling Bee.

  How to Follow the 2025 Scripps National Spelling bee

  Interested in catching all the action? Here’s where and how you can keep up with the 2025 Spelling Bee:

  • Official Website: The Scripps National Spelling Bee Official Website provides the most accurate and up-to-date information, including live streams, results, and news articles.
  • TV Coverage: The finals are typically televised on national television, such as ESPN. Check yoru local listings.
  • Social Media: Follow the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s official social media accounts (@ScrippsBee) on platforms like Twitter/X, Facebook, and instagram. You can find live updates, photos, and interviews with the spellers.
  • News Outlets: Major news outlets such as The New York times, and many others frequently cover the event and report live results.

  Understanding the Spelling Bee Competition

  The Spelling Bee competition features a series of rounds, including written tests, vocabulary rounds, and of course the all-notable spelling rounds. Spellers are given a word and are required to spell it correctly, along with asking for the word’s definition, language of origin, and other relevant information. Studying words involves memorization, understanding root words, prefixes, and suffixes.

  Scoring and Judging

  The spelling bee judges play a crucial role in ensuring fair competition. They use standardized rules to determine whether a word is spelled correctly. the judges also have the authority to review all spelling errors and ensure the spellers are following competition rules. Spelling mistakes can lead to elimination which is the core of the elimination rounds.

  Key judging criteria include:

  • Accuracy of spelling.
  • Correct pronunciation.
  • Understanding of word origins (etymology).
  • Compliance with rules and regulations around questions and word requests.

  Past scripps spelling Bee Champions

  The Scripps Spelling Bee boasts a rich history of talented champions. Their dedication and hard work serves as an inspiration to aspiring spellers around the world.

  Year	Champion	Winning Word	State
  2023	Dev Shah	psammophile	Florida
  2022	Harini Logan	moorhen	Texas
  2021	Zaila Avant-garde	Murraya	Louisiana
  2019 (tied)	Eight co-champions	Multiple & Various	Various

  Importance of Studying and Practice

  Success in the National Spelling Bee demands extensive planning. spellers devote countless hours to studying word lists, vocabulary, etymology, and pronunciation guides. They practice by spelling challenging words and participating in practice bees. Some helpful resources include:

  • Official Scripps Study Lists: the primary source of words for the competition.
  • Vocabulary Resources: Expanding vocabulary is key; consider books like Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
  • Practice Sessions: Mock spelling bees and word games with peers and family help improve spelling skills.
  • Etymology: Knowledge of word origins can greatly aid in spelling.

  What Spellers Can Expect in the 2025 Competition

  The 2025 Scripps Spelling Bee promises to be an exciting event. The format will likely follow previous years with preliminary rounds, semi-finals, and a final round. Spellers always face complex words and rigorous competition.

  Impact of the Competition

  Beyond the immediate competition, the Scripps National Spelling Bee fosters discipline, builds confidence, and instills a love of language.Those who participate often go on to make a name for themself. It also enhances critical thinking skills and promotes a deeper gratitude for the power of the written word.