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When the event began Thursday morning, there were 78 spellers to compete — but in the first two rounds, around 40 were eliminated.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The comfort counselor Midge Mahoney (Naomi Murray), doing community service, sends defeated spellers out the door and into their post-word world.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even before taking home the trophy, Logan stood out among the 25 spellers from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Every year, hundreds of the best spellers from across the country and the globe, all of whom are in eighth grade or younger, compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The comfort counselor Midge Mahoney (Naomi Murray), doing community service, sends defeated spellers out the door and into their post-word world.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even before taking home the trophy, Logan stood out among the 25 spellers from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Every year, hundreds of the best spellers from across the country and the globe, all of whom are in eighth grade or younger, compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Speller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speller. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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speller
noun
spell·er
ˈspel-ər 
1
: a person who spells words especially in a certain way
a poor speller
2
: a book with exercises for teaching spelling
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