From ‘nepo baby’ to ‘beach read’, these eight English terms were officially added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary within ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

On a recent day off, I was reading the excellent book on copyediting called “Dreyer’s English,” when the expert wordsmith ...

While the origin of the word "bee" is still disputed, according to Merriam-Webster — which has been involved with the ...

The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing this week at the Scripps National Spelling Besse – and one of ...

The Binder has arrived. The Spelling Bee words are in The Binder. I need The Binder because I’m the Pronouncer.  And so, my ...

UPDATE: Aishwarya Kallakuri of Concord advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in suburban Washington, ...