A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words,
usually with a varying degree of difficulty. The concept is thought to have originated in the
United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in
some other countries around the world. The first winner of an official spelling bee was Frank
Neuhauser, who won the 1st National Spelling Bee (now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee)
in Washington, D.C
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