OXON HILL, Md. – The sign outside the waiting room read: "Preliminaries Test, Quiet Please." Spellers emerged one by one, having taken the first vocabulary test in the history of the National Spelling ...

OXON HILL, Md. – The sign outside the waiting room read: ‘Preliminaries Test, Quiet Please.’ Spellers emerged one by one, having taken the first vocabulary test in the history of the National Spelling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Have you ever wondered just how exceptional your vocabulary is? Well, this test will reveal all. How much are of a keen linguist are you, really? Every so often the internet likes to challenge itself ...

Can you master the vocabulary section of the Scripps National Spelling Bee preliminary test? Vocabulary accounts for 50 percent of a speller’s total score on the test, which determines who goes to the ...