Full disclosure: I didn't make it past the first round of my third-grade ... the spelling of the noun as either 'womyn' or 'women,'" the Friday report read. The word appears on a study list ...

Its list of “50 challenging third grade words” includes giraffe, groceries, and jigsaw. So far, so good. But beneath the “preferred spelling ... nor are they free to leave.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is facing ... and meanings of these words, you will be well prepared for your third-grade classroom bee,” says the study list. It specifies that the “One ...