Homeschool Alabama Spelling Bee

Date – Time

Saturday, January 31, 2026 – 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location

Faulkner University Birmingham Campus
4524 Southlake Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35244

Additional Information

Homeschool Alabama is sponsoring the Alabama Homeschool Spelling Bee.  Only ONE homeschooler in Alabama may progress to the State Spelling Bee that is on the pathway to the National Spelling Bee.  The Homeschool Alabama Bee is the competition to find that ONE speller.  You must register through HA to compete.

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The Scripps organization made a few changes this year; the main one that affects us is that there is no longer an online testing option. That is what we have used for a preliminary bee. So there will be no preliminary bee this year. All students who register will participate in the in-person bee in Birmingham. Please be aware that the target audience for the spelling bee is grades 4-8; there is no minimum grade for participation in the program. All participating students should be in grade 8 or below.

Registration is $25 per family, and the link to registration is below:
https://www.homeschoolal.org/spelling-bee/

We will be using a 450-word list this year for our bee. You will receive this word list after you register. We will close registration on January 15, 2026.  Weather date (in case we have to cancel Jan 31) will be Saturday February 7, 2026. 

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