Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Nov 5, 2026
Ben ZimmerGUEST
I'm part of the roster there, so you'll see crosswords from me every couple of weeks.
Ben ZimmerGUEST
So that's just something that I've been increasingly involved in lately, in addition to the various other hats that I wear, like vocabulary judge for the Scripps National Spelling Bee and chair of the New Words Committee for the American Dialect Society.
Ben ZimmerGUEST
So I'm keeping busy.
Mignon FogartyHOST
That's wonderful.
Max SingerHOST
The show aired alongside fellow freshman sitcom Grand Crew, and returning series Keenan and Young Rock.
Max SingerHOST
Today's pilot is directed by Jeffrey Blitz, an Emmy winner for Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series for his work on The Office, and an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature for the 2002 film Spellbound, following eight competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Max SingerHOST
Oh, cool.
Geoff KerbisHOST
That is very
Sarah TianaHOST
Halloween.
Sarah TianaHOST
Like not making it on the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Sarah TianaHOST
No.
Rachel BonnettaHOST
That would be a hard word.
MarioHOST
I know, I know.
MarioHOST
Maybe you can get sponsored by the National Spelling Bee or something.
Danny GHOST
Merriam-Webster.
Danny GHOST
Yeah, there we go.
AC ValdezHOST
It's a bonus spelling challenge.
Amy AlexanderGUEST
Okay.
AC ValdezHOST
A May 31st, outlet redacted article about the scripps national spelling bees misspelled last year's winning word how do you spell seraphim and is it real or fake
Amy AlexanderGUEST
i think that was real
AC ValdezHOST
It was real.
Emmanuel AchoHOST
Wow.
Emmanuel AchoHOST
Kid in my class above me, Saigon Turi, won the National Spelling Bee.
Emmanuel AchoHOST
Like the one that's on ESPN? Won the National Spelling Bee.
Emmanuel AchoHOST
Poco Carante was his winning word.
Emmanuel AchoHOST
So I'm in school with like geniuses.
Rick BurgessHOST
How long have they been carrying this spelling bee on ESPN? Scripps,
BradAUDIENCE
is that what you call it? Yeah, it's the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
BradAUDIENCE
The guy that speaks the words and gives the definition, he's been doing it ever since they've had it on TV.
BradAUDIENCE
Oh,
Tamsen FadalHOST
So at what point did you realize, because you did, that talent alone was not what made people successful when you would look around? Because there are so many stories that you talk about of people you'd look around and see, and they had talent, but it wasn't just talent that was making them successful.
Angela DuckworthGUEST
Well, as a researcher, I went to places like West Point or the National Spelling Bee, and I measured talent, IQ scores at West Point.
Angela DuckworthGUEST
They actually have a battery of basic physical ability that they administer even before you get there.
Angela DuckworthGUEST
And you then can do a horse race between measures of talent and measures of grit.
Schuyler HurwitzHOST
Mm-hmm.
Karen QuinnHOST
And then she went to the National Spelling Bee.
Schuyler HurwitzHOST
Yes.
Karen QuinnHOST
You know, the thing in Washington-
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