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Last year's bee was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather

After taking a year off due to the c-o-r-o-n-a-v-i-r-u-s p-a-n-d-e-m-i-c, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will get buzzing again this spring/summer, leading to an in-person championship to air on ESPN2. Still, this year’s bee will be a bit different, with the virtual preliminary rounds not jammed into one intense Bee Week but instead stretched from

V-I-R-T-U-A-L-L-Y | National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format Last year's bee was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first year without the contest since World War II. Author: BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press Published: 8:42 AM EST February 22, 2021 Updated: 8:57 AM EST February 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Editor's Note: The video above is from April 2020. The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather o...