Frederick County Spelling Bee

Frederick County Spelling Bee, featuring a logo made of letters, the outline of a bee, and various spelled out words

The 2025 Frederick County Spelling Bee will be held at Hood College in the Hodson Auditorium on March 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. The winner of the 2025 Frederick County Spelling Bee will continue their quest for spelling glory at the nationally televised Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in May 2025.

How to Participate

There is still time to participate. Between now and December 20, 2024, your public or private school or home school co-op can register with Scripps to become eligible to participate in the 2025 Frederick County Spelling Bee.
Wondering if you’re eligible to participate? The Spelling Bee is open to all students in eighth grade or lower who have not turned 15 before August 31, 2024. For complete eligibility information please review the 2025 Frederick County Spelling Bee Rules (download) and Scripps National Spelling Bee Eligibility.

Don't miss your chance to participate - talk to your school or homeschool group about registering right away! Schools, homeschool groups, and homeschool students may register online at spellingbee.com. If you have any questions about your school's participation in the Frederick County Spelling Bee please contact your school.

Resources

We are very excited about this opportunity and we hope you will be, too. If you or your teachers have any questions after reviewing the above resources, please contact Katie Brown at the C. Burr Artz Public Library at (301) 600-3784 or at the email: spellingbee@fcpl.org. 

We hope this spells success for Frederick County!