Ding! Civil War-era history of Scripps National Spelling Bee bell: 'Some of it's a mystery'


Editor’s note: This story first published in May 2022 and has been updated with timing of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

Ding!

It’s the last sound any of the spellers want to hear while onstage at the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals Thursday (8 p.m. ET, ION).

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