At the end of the first round of the finals, the competition has whittled to only 9 word wizards who moved to the Word-Meaning round. Sarah Fernandes, 11, missed the “a” in “leguleian,”and Pranav Anandh, 14, misspelled “querken.” Follow our live coverage.
Since the first National Spelling Bee about 100 years ago, the words have gotten harder while national attention on the students has grown. Some of those competing for the hexagon shaped Scripps Cup are returning contenders, trying again to take home $50,000 and bee fame.
In the finals, spellers first compete in a spelling round, followed by a word meaning round, then another spelling round. If no champion has been declared by the 1-hour, 55-minute mark of the bee’s broadcast window, a spell-off is triggered, and each remaining contender has 90 seconds to spell as many words as possible. More and more difficult words had been thrown into the mix in recent years, lessening the likelihood of multiple winners. In 2019, a record eight spellers tied for first place after 20 rounds. In the finals, spellers first compete in a spelling round, followed by a word meaning round, then another spelling round. If no champion has been declared by the 1-hour, 55-minute mark of the bee’s broadcast window, a spell-off is triggered, and each remaining contender has 90 seconds to spell as many words as possible. More and more difficult words had been thrown into the mix in recent years, lessening the likelihood of multiple winners. In 2019, a record eight spellers tied for first place after 20 rounds.
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