A meeting of the word panel was held on Sunday at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., to finalize the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee words.
Here is a guide to the rules for the Scripps National Spelling Bee — and their small changes for this year’s competition, including a shorter allotted time to answer.
A speller advances through them by correctly spelling a word and answering a multiple-choice question about its meaning.
After the pronouncer says the spelling word, the clock starts.
If one speller is correct, that person will be given a spelling word drawn from the Championship Word List.
Persons:
spellers, Corrie Loeffler, “, ”, Jacques A . Bailly, Loeffler, Merriam, Johnny Diaz
Organizations:
Scripps, Spelling, Webster
Locations:
Oxon Hill, Md