Posted on June 03, 2021
- A 1st rank winner at the Scripps National Spelling Bee or the National Finals of the North South Foundation Senior spelling bee is not eligible for competing in this and future NSF spelling contests. (The 1st rank winner of JSB can, however, participate in the senior spelling bee.) A contestant who participated in a higher level bee cannot participate in a lower level bee in subsequent years.
- Both spelling bees (JSB and SSB) are held in three phases: Phase I is written, while Phases II and III are oral rounds. Pronouncer pronounces words in all phases. Contestants are seated by the badge number order from left to right. Contestants are responsible to bring their own pencils and erasers. No parents are allowed in Phase I.
- The pronouncer and judges face the audience. The contestants face the judges and pronouncers. The judges are in complete control of the competition and their decisions are final. Pronouncer and judges use both NSF material and Merriam-Webster 3rd International Unabridged Edition as sources in conducting the contests.