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    Tough! Spelling Bee adds new focus

    Not only will the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee competitors be tested on spelling, but they’ll also be tested on vocabulary in changes announced Tuesday. INSIDE: Could you get through? Take the test!

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      Big change at Scripps spelling bee

      Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday announced a major change to the format, adding multiple-choice vocabulary tests to the annual competition that crowns the English language's spelling champ.

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        Weiss School student in Spelling Bee

        Local teen preparing for spelling bee in Washington D.C.

      1. 14-year-old wins National Spelling Bee

        14-year-old wins National Spelling Bee

        Fourteen-year-old Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, whose Indian first name means “flowing with honey,” won the 85th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.

      2. Weird spelling bee words through history

        Weird spelling bee words through history

        Thursday night a new spelling bee champion will be crowned. That also means a new word will be picked from dictionary obscurity to spelling bee lore.

        • Boynton speller had trip of a lifetime

          Boynton speller had trip of a lifetime

          13-year-old Boynton Beach girl Cara Busheme smiled her way through yesterday's Scripps National Spelling Bee.

        • Boynton girl in National Spelling Bee

          Boynton girl in National Spelling Bee

          Cara Busheme, 13, who attends Christa McAuliffe Middle School, will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee outside Washington.

          • Spelling Bee could go international

            Spelling Bee could go international

            The international bee, which would be separate from the existing U.S. contest, would pit national teams -- likely made up of three children each -- against each other for global glory.

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