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11 spellers advance to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers.

ABC 7 San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

    Headline from The Sentinel (Carlisle) ·

  2. Newest

    11 spellers advance to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The word list for the Scripps National Spelling Bee is crafted by a panel of 21 people, including five former Scripps champions.

  2. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

    Published

    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    The word list for the Scripps National Spelling Bee is crafted by a panel of 21 people, including five former Scripps champions.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though

  4. Fox News

    Scripps National Spelling Bee changes vocabulary questions to make preparing for the contest more difficult (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants can be eliminated from the competition without ever spelling a word wrong due to the vocabulary questions that were introduced two years ago.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    11 spellers advance to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers.

  6. ABC 4 Utah

    Top speller in English to be crowned at Scripps National Spelling Bee finals (opens ABC 4 Utah)

    Published

    ABC 4 Utah's feed description

    OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is set to crown a champion, with 11 finalists gathering Thursday night in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate thei…

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Spelling bee down to finalist field (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Finalists vie for Scripps National Spelling Bee crown (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    OXON HILL, Md. >> The Scripps National Spelling Bee is set to crown a champion, with 11 finalists gathering Thursday night in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate their mastery of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged dictionary.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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