Meet the 32-year-old who is America’s only full-time spelling bee coach — he charges up to $180 per hour
Scott Remer is the only full-time spelling bee coach in the United States, charging up to $180 per hour. He has coached multiple national champions and has a significant influence on the competitive spelling landscape. While many families find his services valuable, some spellers seek more affordable alternatives due to his high rates and demanding coaching style.
- ▪Scott Remer has coached five national champions and currently has 34 students.
- ▪He charges up to $180 for an hour-long private lesson and takes a percentage of his students' prize winnings.
- ▪Some spellers find his coaching style too intense and seek less expensive alternatives.
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When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, beaming, was a bespectacled man in an aloha shirt, holding up a copy of his book “Words of Wisdom.”Recommended Video For Scott Remer, the champion spellers’ coach, posing for a picture was more than just a celebration. It was a business necessity. While nearly every National Spelling Bee champion over the past 15 years has worked with a coach, the 32-year-old Remer is the country’s only full-time tutor for elite spellers. Most coaches are former spellers who are still in college or even high school.
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