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From Fox News: The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online.
Study lists for the contest found on school district websites for the 2024-2025 school year list the feminist term, “womyn,” as an acceptable alternate spelling for “women” that students can use.
Schools must be enrolled in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program for their students to qualify for the national spelling competition. The 2025 National Finals will be held next May and coincide with the competition’s 100th anniversary.
A spokesperson for Scripps explained to Fox News Digital that all words Scripps uses in its program are pulled from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, which has the alternate spelling for “women.”
“The alternate spelling ‘womyn’ is therefore included on our study list because it is listed as an alternate spelling for ‘women’ in Merriam-Webster,” a spokesperson said.
Merriam-Webster’s website states that, “womyn” is an acceptable variant spelling used in some feminist contexts, since does not include the “men” ending.
Libs of TikTok pounced on the spelling list, and wrote, “You can’t make this up. Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition says third graders can spell the word “women” as “womyn”.”
You can’t make this up. Scripps National Spelling Bee Competetion says third graders can spell the word “women” as “womyn”
A spelling bee pic.twitter.com/llLiYpIug7
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 11, 2024
National Spelling Bee approves feminist term, ‘womyn,’ in kids’ spelling competition https://t.co/IBrafl8L0K
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 13, 2024
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