2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee Full Semifinals (R7-9)

The real-time semifinals of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee initially featured 44 spellers, but around 12 (or fewer) of them would advance to the Championship Finals the following night. How would the battle against the dictionary shape up this time? 🎥 Scripps Sports Timestamps: 09:18 Intro 12:45 Round 7 (spelling) 1:46:00 Round 8 (word meaning) 2:15:12 Round 9 (spelling) Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research