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From ‘clickbait’ to ‘nerfing,’ modern slang is shaking up the bee.
28. Mai 2026 um 23:30
Internet slang and non-European terms are appearing more and more in the competition while words with Greek and Latin words are being used less.
The list of 4,000 dictionary words that the Scripps National Spelling Bee uses is updated every year, with about 20 percent of them rotating out.
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