Sign-Up NOW for the 2020 Kaplan-Hexco Online Spelling Bee!
- Veteran pronouncers
- Professionally recorded and/or produced!
- Medals for the top 50
- OVER $15,000 IN PRIZES!
- 26" trophy for the Champion
- Study list for early rounds, written/computerized tests, and oral rounds (much like the National Spelling Bee)
- Meet Ananya Vinay in Round One!
- Practice for the NSB experience!
- Add Kaplan Spelling Bee to your college resume!
- Up-close, professional media and/or celebrity interviews*
- ZOOM based, easy to access, smaller groups than other online bees--less waiting time!
- More secure written-round testing
- ANY student in kindergarten through 8th grade can spell and compete online via ZOOM this summer in the last week of July! Spaces are limited. (See rules)
*Optional and based on opportunities, Kaplan selection, and/or early applicants. Do you know any celebrities who might like to join us before, during, or after our spelling bee? If so, we'd love to hear from you and need the help of many in spreading the word about hard-working spellers doing great things. Please contact us!
Upon registration, you will receive three documents sent by email - (1) Bee Study List (648 words); (2) Questionnaire; and a (3) Multimedia release (to be signed by a parent or guardian).
NOTE: Students who have won the National Spelling Bee or any other national or international spelling contest are not eligible.