Elite Spelling Bee

BREAKING: PUOEF PAYS OUT 900K EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO WINERS OF ELITE SPELLING BEE

The Patience Ugo Okogeri Educational Foundation, under the leadership of the Director, Nze Ogb Okogeri has paid out almost a million naira in educational grants to winners of the Elite Spelling Bee 2026.

This is proof of the foundation's commitment to ensure access to quality education to asany children as possible. Recall that in addition to this grant, the PUOEF Director had paid an additional 50,000 naira to all the winners to encourage them to continue putting themselves out there.

We thank the entire PUOEF team for partnering with us to help children move from Spelling to Spotlight.

Presentation of the 50,000 naira prize promised by PUOEF to each of the winners.

This is by far the biggest spelling bee this town has ever witnessed.

Winners of the 2026 edition of the Elite Spelling Bee, their parents, and school heads at the victory luncheon organised by PUOEF and Elite Spelling Bee.

It was an exciting bee yesterday; obviously the most exciting bee Afikpo has ever known. Before we bring you updates, do you remember these words from the fire round spelling?

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Hello there, buzz faves.

It's been buzzing time. 🐝🐝🐝

Finally, the long-awaited Spelling to Spotlight finale is here and it promises to be a fun-filled event.

By the end of today, we'll have six new word champions, a new spellebrity of the year, and a million and one kids whose lives will forever be changed.

Are you excited? Because we are. In fact, we are so excited that we planned a few surprises for you!

Ready? See you on that stage.

As the big day draws ever closer, calm your nerves with this list of common and rare words that we've put together.

1. Acai

2. Aplomb

3. Awry

4. Bourgeois

5. Cafetiere

6. Cello

7. Chassis

8. Cognac

9. Colonel

10. Debris

11. Englishes

12. Entrepreneur

13. Faux pas

14. February

15. Gargoyle

16. Gherkin

17. Glockenspiel

18. Haute couture

19. Isthmus

20. Obelisk

21. Orchestra

22. Otolaryngology

23. Ptarmigan

24. Quinoa

25. Rosé

26. Salmon

27. Silhouette

28. Wednesday

29. Worcestershire

30. Zephyr

Word of the day 👇

Have you ever used "Segue" in a conversation before?

Today's word of the day is "Mellifluous," an adjective that makes life a whole lot more worth living. Just kidding. 😉