Spelling Bee

The Eighth Annual Spelling Bee!

The Board of Trustees of the Rye Free Reading Room are organizing the seventh annual spelling bee, coming November 11, 2025.

We have added a new bracket this year -  calling all Rye students grades 4 to 12 - start practicing!

Elementary Students (Grades 4 and 5 only)

Middle School (Grades 6 to 8)

High School (Grades 9 to 12)

Grand Prizes:

  • High School Student: $2500
  • Middle School Student: $500

The High School scholarship is sponsored by Carpetrends.

The Middle School scholarship is donated in honor of Emanuela Riccio and Richard Mecca.

Register below

Spelling Bee FAQ

Tricky words to know!

Merriam-Webster online dictionary access

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