Cal Graduate Student Helps To Pick The Words For The Scripps National Spelling Bee

CBS Bay Area

May 30, 2025

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an American tradition that spans decades.

And this week, 243 talented spellers from around the world competed in the competition this year, attempting to correctly spell words compiled by one Bay Area man.

"You know, you might think it may not take that long to put a list of words together, but actually we've been working on this for over 12 months," Frank Cahill, the national word list coordinator for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, told CBS News Bay Area.

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