They are the sort of challenges which face the competitors in Scripps National Spelling Bee competition ... meaning is obscure for our own spelling quiz. How well can you do?

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online.

Reading the dictionary and the classics helped to hone Aditya’s win, whose advice to future Spelling Bee champions was to not “cram (training) into a week or two”. Run by Kids News and News ...