National Spelling Bee under fire for allowing feminist spellings for third-graders: 'Womyn'

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National Spelling Bee under fire for allowing feminist spellings for third-graders: 'Womyn'
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Free speech org torches Iowa classroom’s banned words list featuring ‘Ohio,’ ‘rizz’ and Holocaust referenceshas drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online.

The 2025 National Finals will be held next May and coincide with the competition’s 100th anniversary. “In building our study lists, we aim to include alternate spellings for any words that have them listed in Merriam-Webster. The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the final authority and sole source for the spelling of all words offered in competition,” the statement continued.

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