Who are the nine finalists?
For the four eighth-grade finalists, this will be their last shot at victory before they age out of the competition. Three of the contestants have reached the finals before, including 12-year-old Sarv Dharavane, who came in third last year.Here are the finalists — with details from their bee biographies — competing on Thursday night.Logan Bailey, 12, a sixth grader from Houston, is making his Scripps National Spelling Bee debut. He enjoys playing piano, coding his own computer projects and participating in math competitions.
- ▪For the four eighth-grade finalists, this will be their last shot at victory before they age out of the competition.
- ▪Three of the contestants have reached the finals before, including 12-year-old Sarv Dharavane, who came in third last year.Here are the finalists — with details from their bee biographies — competing on Thursday night.Logan Bailey, 12, a si
- ▪He enjoys playing piano, coding his own computer projects and participating in math competitions.
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Scripps National Spelling BeeTakeawaysThe Perfect Bee LanguageTake Our Spelling QuizAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTWho Are the 9 Scripps Spelling Bee Finalists?The remaining spellers are 12 to 14, and represent five states as well as the District of Columbia.Listen · 3:39 min Share full articleFrom top left: Kushi Gottimukkala, Zwe Spacetime, Logan Bailey and Sarv Dharavane.Allison Robbert/AP; Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters; Allison Robbert/Associated PressBy Ashley AhnMay 28, 2026 window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new…
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