STORY: Why is English so hard to spell? There are clear differences between how words are written and how they are said. If English is your first language you may not realize it’s not that normal. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Scripps National Spelling Bee returns this week as students from around the United States show off their smarts at the 95th ...

There was little mercy, or “lenity,” if you were seeking to rise to genius level. By Eve Washington Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon Spelling Bee players know the thrill, and agony, of trying to think of ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

In the days leading up to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the most difficult-to-spell words in the English language have been revealed, CNN reports. An international team of linguists who work for ...

Oddly, "misspell," a not-particularly easy word to spell, is not on a recently released list of words Americans most often misspell. Using Google Trends search data from the start of the year through ...

For many Americans, spelling bees are a part of growing up in the United States. The challenge is obvious. From the moment kids begin to learn to read, there are clear differences between how words ...