The 2025 Calgary Invitational Elementary Spelling Bee will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Webber Academy.
Registration link will open in mid February of 2025.

Looking to start expanding your vocabulary in preparation for the Spelling Bee? Check out Scripp’s book list and the 2025 Word Lists here.

There are two divisions of the Spelling Bee. Division 1 is for children in Grades 1–3. Division 2 is for children in Grades 4–6.

If your school is hosting a qualifying Spelling Bee, your child must qualify through that competition for you to register your child in the Calgary Invitational Spelling Bee. If your child's school is not hosting a qualifying Spelling Bee, you may register your child once the registration link opens in mid-February. There is a maximum of 3 children per school in each Division.

Not sure what to expect? View the CTV 2023 Spelling Bee highlight show here: Part 1

These word lists are the complete Scripps 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List. Spellers should start at Level One Bee difficulty and move up progressively until they have mastered all three levels.

Once spellers have mastered all three levels, they can move on to studying the words of champions list.

• Words of Champions List

• Spelling Bee Rules

• Study Tips

Please note: The Rounds go up in difficulty.  All words on the lists can be used - for either Division. After the first several rounds, words are chosen from non-published lists.