List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions

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George W. Bush and his wife Laura meeting Spelling Bee champion Kerry Close
Kerry Close, the winner of the 2006 Bee, meeting President George W. Bush and his wife Laura at the White House after her victory

The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The competition began in 1925,[1] and was initially organized by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company (now the E. W. Scripps Company) assumed sponsorship in 1941. Every speller in the competition has previously participated in a local spelling bee, usually organized by a local newspaper.[2]

The first champion was Frank Neuhauser of Louisville, who beat eight other finalists to win the inaugural competition.[3] He was honored with a parade in his hometown, where and when he was presented with bouquets of gladioli in commemoration of the winning word "gladiolus", and returned to the Bee a number of times as a guest of honor.[3] The first girl to win was Pauline Bell, also of Louisville, the following year. Girls won nine consecutive competitions from 1932 to 1940. Joint winners have been crowned on seven occasions in the Bee's history. The first such occurrence was in 1950, when Colquitt Dean and Diana Reynard were declared co-champions after the contestants had exhausted the list of available words.[4] In both 1957 and 1962 joint champions were declared when both remaining contestants spelled the same word incorrectly.[5][6] After three consecutive ties between 2014 and 2016, a written tiebreaker round was introduced, but it was discontinued for the 2019 Bee,[7] which subsequently resulted in an unprecedented eight-way tie when the organizers ended the final session after the remaining contestants had completed five consecutive perfect rounds.[8]

Although the competition is titled "National", it is not restricted to spellers from the United States. In 1998, Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica became the first speller from outside the US to win the Bee,[9][10] as well as the first black winner.[11] In recent decades the competition has been dominated by Indian-American students.[12] Although people of South Asian origin make up less than one percent of the U.S. population,[12] the vast majority of the winners since 1999, including all fourteen champions between 2008–2018 and seven of the eight co-champions in 2019, have come from the South Asian community.[1][12] One such speller, Nihar Janga from Austin, Texas, became the youngest champion in the Bee's history when he won the title in 2016 at the age of 11.[13] The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was the first time that an African-American (Zaila Avant-garde) became the champion and only the second time that the champion was a black person.

The competition was not held from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II. The 2020 competition was canceled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

On May 29, 2025, returning entrant Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas, who was first runner-up in 2024, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee title and trophy over 242 other contestants, including runner-up Sarvadnya Kadam of Visalia, California. This year marked the 100th year anniversary of the spelling competition which began on June 17, 1925. Forty-two former National Spelling Bee winners returned to attend the centennial celebration, the earliest two from 1960 (Henry Feldman) and 1961 (John Capehart) to then-current reigning champion Bruhat Soma (2024). Next year the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals will be held in Washington, D.C. at the DAR Constitution Hall.

Champions

Everett Sanders shaking hands with Spelling Bee champion Betty Robinson
The Secretary to the President, Everett Sanders congratulating Betty Robinson, the winner of the 1928 Bee
Barack Obama meeting Spelling Bee champion Kavya Shivashankar and her family
Kavya Shivashankar, the 2009 winner, meeting President Barack Obama. Also pictured is her younger sister Vanya Shivashankar, who would go on to be co-champion in 2015.
Spelling Bee champion Sukanya Roy
Sukanya Roy, the winner of the 2011 competition
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Edition Year Competition-ending word[15] Winner[15] Sponsor[15] Sponsor's location[15]
1st 1925 gladiolus Script error: No such module "sort". The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky
2nd 1926 cerise Script error: No such module "sort". The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky
3rd 1927 abrogate Script error: No such module "sort". Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
4th 1928 knack Script error: No such module "sort". South Bend News-Times South Bend, Indiana
5th 1929 luxuriance
 Script error: No such module "sort". Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska
6th 1930 albumen Script error: No such module "sort". The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
7th 1931 foulard Script error: No such module "sort". White Hall Register-Republican White Hall, Illinois
8th 1932 invulnerable Script error: No such module "sort". The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
9th 1933 torsion Script error: No such module "sort". Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
10th 1934 brethren Script error: No such module "sort". Portland Evening Express Portland, Maine
11th 1935 intelligible Script error: No such module "sort". Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
12th 1936 eczema Script error: No such module "sort". The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
13th 1937 promiscuous Script error: No such module "sort". The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky
14th 1938 sanitarium Script error: No such module "sort". The Louisville Times Louisville, Kentucky
15th 1939 canonical Script error: No such module "sort". Telegram & Gazette Worcester, Massachusetts
16th 1940 therapy Script error: No such module "sort". The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee
17th 1941 initials Script error: No such module "sort". The Detroit News Detroit, Michigan
18th 1942 sacrilegious Script error: No such module "sort". El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas
19th 1946 semaphore Script error: No such module "sort". The Des Moines Register and Tribune Des Moines, Iowa
20th 1947 chlorophyll Script error: No such module "sort". Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia
21st 1948 psychiatry Script error: No such module "sort". Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
22nd 1949 onerous Script error: No such module "sort". Canton Repository Canton, Ohio
23rd 1950 meticulosity Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Cleveland Press Cleveland, Ohio
Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia
24th 1951 insouciant Script error: No such module "sort". Memphis Press Scimitar Memphis, Tennessee
25th 1952 vignette Script error: No such module "sort". Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem, North Carolina
26th 1953 soubrette Script error: No such module "sort". Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona
27th 1954 transept Script error: No such module "sort". Norristown Times Herald Norristown, Pennsylvania
28th 1955 crustaceology Script error: No such module "sort". St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri
29th 1956 condominium Script error: No such module "sort". Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30th 1957 schappe Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Canton Repository Canton, Ohio
31st 1958 syllepsis Script error: No such module "sort". Topeka Daily Capital Topeka, Kansas
32nd 1959 catamaran Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
33rd 1960 eudaemonic Script error: No such module "sort". The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee
34th 1961 smaragdine Script error: No such module "sort". Tulsa Tribune Tulsa, Oklahoma
35th 1962 esquamulose Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas
Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri
36th 1963 equipage Script error: No such module "sort". The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee
37th 1964 sycophant Script error: No such module "sort". Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio
38th 1965 eczema Script error: No such module "sort". Tulsa Tribune Tulsa, Oklahoma
39th 1966 ratoon Script error: No such module "sort". Houston Chronicle Houston, Texas
40th 1967 chihuahua Script error: No such module "sort". The Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska
41st 1968 abalone Script error: No such module "sort". The Topeka Daily Capital Topeka, Kansas
42nd 1969 interlocutory Script error: No such module "sort". Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas
43rd 1970 croissant Script error: No such module "sort". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Winston-Salem, North Carolina
44th 1971 shalloon Script error: No such module "sort". Philadelphia Bulletin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
45th 1972 macerate Script error: No such module "sort". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock, Texas
46th 1973 vouchsafe Script error: No such module "sort". Fort Worth Press Fort Worth, Texas
47th 1974 hydrophyte Script error: No such module "sort". Birmingham Post-Herald Birmingham, Alabama
48th 1975 incisor Script error: No such module "sort". San Juan Star San Juan, Puerto Rico
49th 1976 narcolepsy Script error: No such module "sort". Syracuse Herald-Journal Syracuse, New York
50th 1977 cambist Script error: No such module "sort". The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
51st 1978 deification Script error: No such module "sort". The Topeka Capital-Journal Topeka, Kansas
52nd 1979 maculature Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
53rd 1980 elucubrate Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
54th 1981 sarcophagus Script error: No such module "sort". El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas
55th 1982 psoriasis Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
56th 1983 Purim Script error: No such module "sort". El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas
57th 1984 luge Script error: No such module "sort". Loudoun Times-Mirror Leesburg, Virginia
58th 1985 milieu Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois
59th 1986 odontalgia Script error: No such module "sort". The Patriot News Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
60th 1987 staphylococci Script error: No such module "sort". The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
61st 1988 elegiacal Script error: No such module "sort". The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California
62nd 1989 spoliator Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
63rd 1990 fibranne Script error: No such module "sort". The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington
64th 1991 antipyretic Script error: No such module "sort". Wisconsin State Journal Clintonville, Wisconsin
65th 1992 lyceum Script error: No such module "sort". The Richmond News Leader Richmond, Virginia
66th 1993 kamikaze Script error: No such module "sort". The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee
67th 1994 antediluvian Script error: No such module "sort". The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee
68th 1995 xanthosis Script error: No such module "sort". The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee
69th 1996 vivisepulture Script error: No such module "sort". The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida
70th 1997 euonym Script error: No such module "sort". New York Daily News New York City
71st 1998 chiaroscurist Script error: No such module "sort". Phillips & Phillips Stationery Suppliers Kingston, Jamaica
72nd 1999 logorrhea Script error: No such module "sort". The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida
73rd 2000 demarche Script error: No such module "sort". St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri
74th 2001 succedaneum Script error: No such module "sort". Aitkin Independent Age Aitkin, Minnesota
75th 2002 prospicience Script error: No such module "sort". Rocky Mountain News Denver, Colorado
76th 2003 pococurante Script error: No such module "sort". Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas
77th 2004 autochthonous Script error: No such module "sort". South Bend Tribune South Bend, Indiana
78th 2005 appoggiatura Script error: No such module "sort". San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego, California
79th 2006 Ursprache Script error: No such module "sort". Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune Spring Lake, New Jersey
80th 2007 serrefine Script error: No such module "sort". Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek, California
81st 2008 guerdon Script error: No such module "sort". Journal & Courier West Lafayette, Indiana
82nd 2009 Laodicean Script error: No such module "sort". The Olathe News Olathe, Kansas
83rd 2010 stromuhr Script error: No such module "sort". The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio
84th 2011 cymotrichous Script error: No such module "sort". Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
85th 2012 guetapens Script error: No such module "sort". U-T San Diego San Diego, California
86th 2013 knaidel Script error: No such module "sort". New York Daily News New York City
87th 2014 stichomythia Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Corning Rotary Club Corning, New York
feuilleton Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas
88th 2015 scherenschnitte Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger The Olathe News Olathe, Kansas
nunatak Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri
89th 2016 Feldenkrais Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Corning Rotary Club Corning, New York
gesellschaft Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Houston Public Media Austin, Texas
90th 2017 marocain Script error: No such module "sort". The Fresno Bee Fresno, California
91st 2018 koinonia Karthik Nemmani Scoggins Middle School McKinney, Texas
92nd 2019 auslaut Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee San Jose, California
erysipelas Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Adventure Travel Huntsville, Alabama
bougainvillea Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Howard County Library Clarksville, Maryland
aiguillette Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Rosa International Middle School Cherry Hill, New Jersey
pendeloque Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Dallas Sports Commission Dallas, Texas
palama Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Dallas Sports Commission Flower Mound, Texas
cernuous Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Discover Lehigh Valley Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
odylic Script error: No such module "sort".Template:Dagger Dallas Sports Commission Irving, Texas
93rd 2021 murraya Script error: No such module "sort". New Orleans Chapter of the Links New Orleans, Louisiana
94th 2022 moorhenTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "sort". The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association San Antonio, Texas
95th 2023 psammophile Script error: No such module "sort". SNSB Region One Bee Largo, Florida
96th 2024 abseilTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "sort". Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund St. Petersburg, Florida
97th 2025 éclaircissement Script error: No such module "sort". Dallas Sports Commission Allen, Texas

Notes

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References

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