Scripps Spelling Bee Returns This Year With Virtual Format

(Orlando, FL) -- There will definitely be a new top speller this year.  

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back. It was canceled last year because of the pandemic and is now going virtual.  

The event will be stretched over several weeks, with the semifinals scheduled for the end of June.  

A dozen students will then gather in Florida for the finals on July 8th.  

The winner gets 50-thousand dollars.