Almost 100 years ago, nine newspapers joined forces to create a national spelling bee to help promote literacy. Now, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has become so popular that it has been televised on ESPN for 27 years before moving to its own network in 2022.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a serious competition with students who have studied arduously to memorize root words, phonetic rules, and unusual spellings in the hopes of being crowned the nation’s spelling champion. The honor also comes with a $50,000 cash prize, so the competition is fierce.

But that didn’t stop one competitor from bursting into giggles at being asked to spell the word........

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