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

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

Please read and understand these rules prior to the day of the Bee, and ask the local official any questions you might have prior to the Bee. The Scripps National Spelling Bee has no authority over ...

Noah Webster eliminated many inconsistencies in English spellings in his first dictionary and in blue-backed spelling books published for American classrooms. Fortunately for the survival of spelling ...

The 84th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is under way, near Washington, D.C. Linguist Ben Zimmer explains what makes some words difficult to... Spelling Bee Pregame: Why Are Some Words So Hard?

English spelling can be frustrating and confusing, but there are things you can do to help make the task of getting it right more manageable. Here are some rules of thumb-and their exceptions-that you ...

"Standards are what make communication possible—as any network engineer will tell you. Our spelling system, for all its oddities, is a universal, inclusive code." This post was part of a lively debate ...