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The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The bee is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company and is held at a hotel or convention center in the Washington D.C. area during the week following Memorial Day weekend. Since 2011 it has been held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center hotel in National Harbor Maryland.