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Of the 245 spellers, ages 8 to 15, 180 are first-time national finalists.—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024 If all spellers misspell a word, a new round begins and all get to compete.—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 More than 200 spellers are competing this week during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee in one of the largest fields since 2019.—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 At the end of the first quarterfinal round, there were 59 left, and 46 of those spellers made it through a vocabulary round ahead of the semifinals.—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for speller
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