Daftar juara Scripps National Spelling Bee
Daftar juara

| Tahun | Kata pemenang | Pemenang | Sponsor | Lokasi sponsor | Catatan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1925 | gladiolus | Neuhauser Frank Neuhauser | Louisville Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky |  |
| 1926 | cerise | Bell Pauline Bell | Louisville Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky |  |
| 1927 | luxuriance | Lucas Dean Lucas | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio |  |
| 1928 | albumen | Robinson Betty Robinson | South Bend Tribune | South Bend, Indiana |  |
| 1929 | asceticism | Hogan Virginia Hogan | Omaha World-Herald | Omaha, Nebraska |  |
| 1930 | fracas | Jensen Helen Jensen | Des Moines Register & Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa |  |
| 1931 | foulard | Randall Ward Randall | White Hall Register-Republican | White Hall, Illinois |  |
| 1932 | knack | Greenwalk Dorothy Greenwalk | Des Moines Register & Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa |  |
| 1933 | torsion | Roach Alma Roach | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio |  |
| 1934 | deteriorating | Wilson Sarah Wilson | Portland Evening Express | Portland, Maine |  |
| 1935 | intelligible | Mohler Clara Mohler | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio |  |
| 1936 | interning | Trowbridge Jean Trowbridge | Des Moines Register & Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa |  |
| 1937 | promiscuous | Beckley Waneeta Beckley | Louisville Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky |  |
| 1938 | sanitarium | Richardson Marian Richardson | Louisville Times | Louisville, Kentucky |  |
| 1939 | canonical | Rice Elizabeth Ann Rice | Worcester Telegram & Gazette | Worcester, Massachusetts |  |
| 1940 | therapy | Kuykendall Laurel Kuykendall | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee |  |
| 1941 | initials | Sissman Louis Edward Sissman | Detroit News | Detroit, Michigan |  |
| 1942 | sacrilegious | Earnhart Richard Earnhart | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas |  |
1943–1945: Dibatalkan karena Perang Dunia II
| 1946 | semaphore | McKinney John McKinney | Des Moines Register & Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa |  |
| 1947 | chlorophyll | Pollard Mattie Lou Pollard | Atlanta Journal | Atlanta, Georgia |  |
| 1948 | psychiatry | Chappelear Jean Chappelear | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio |  |
| 1949 | dulcimer | Calvin Kim Calvin | Canton Repository | Canton, Ohio |  |
| 1950 | meticulosity | Reynard Diana Reynard | Cleveland Press | Cleveland, Ohio |  |
| 1950 | meticulosity | Dean Colquitt Dean | Atlanta Journal | Atlanta, Georgia |  |
| 1951 | insouciant | Belz Irving Belz | Memphis Press Scimitar | Memphis, Tennessee |  |
| 1952 | vignette | Hall Doris Ann Hall | Winston-Salem Journal | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |  |
| 1953 | soubrette | Hess Elizabeth Hess | Arizona Republic | Phoenix, Arizona |  |
| 1954 | transept | Cashore William Cashore | Norristown Times Herald | Norristown, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1955 | crustaceology | Sloss Sandra Sloss | St. Louis Globe-Democrat | St. Louis, Missouri |  |
| 1956 | condominium | Sachko Melody Sachko | Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1957 | schappe | Bennett Dana Bennett | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1957 | schappe | Owen Sandra Owen | Canton Repository | Canton, Ohio |  |
| 1958 | syllepsis | Schlehuber Jolitta Schlehuber | Topeka Daily Capital | Topeka, Kansas |  |
| 1959 | catamaran | Montgomery Joel Montgomery | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1960 | eudaemonic | Feldman Henry Feldman | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee |  |
| 1961 | smaragdine | Capehart John Capehart | Tulsa Tribune | Tulsa, Oklahoma |  |
| 1962 | esquamulose | Crawford Nettie Crawford | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas |  |
| 1962 | esquamulose | Day Michael Day | St. Louis Globe-Democrat | St. Louis, Missouri |  |
| 1963 | equipage | Slyke Glen Van Slyke III | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee |  |
| 1964 | sycophant | Kerek William Kerek | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio |  |
| 1965 | eczema | Kerpan Michael Kerpan Jr. | Tulsa Tribune | Tulsa, Oklahoma |  |
| 1966 | ratoon | Wake Robert A. Wake | Houston Chronicle | Houston, Texas |  |
| 1967 | chihuahua | Reinke Jennifer Reinke | The Omaha World-Herald | Omaha, Nebraska |  |
| 1968 | abalone | Walters Robert L. Walters | The Topeka Daily Capital | Topeka, Kansas |  |
| 1969 | interlocutory | Yoachum Susan Yoachum | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, Texas |  |
| 1970 | croissant | Childress Libby Childress | Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel | Winston-Salem, Carolina Utara |  |
| 1971 | shalloon | Knisely Jonathan Knisely | Philadelphia Bulletin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1972 | macerate | Kral Robin Kral | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Lubbock, Texas |  |
| 1973 | vouchsafe | Trinkle Barrie Trinkle | Fort Worth Press | Fort Worth, Texas |  |
| 1974 | hydrophyte | Junkin Julie Ann Junkin | Birmingham Post-Herald | Birmingham, Alabama |  |
| 1975 | incisor | Tosteson Hugh Tosteson | San Juan Star | San Juan, Puerto Riko |  |
| 1976 | narcolepsy | Kneale Tim Kneale | Syracuse Herald-Journal | Syracuse, New York |  |
| 1977 | cambist | Paola John Paola | The Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1978 | deification | McCarthy Peg McCarthy | The Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka, Kansas |  |
| 1979 | maculature | Kerwin Katie Kerwin | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1980 | elucubrate | Bailly Jacques Bailly | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1981 | sarcophagus | Pipkin Paige Pipkin | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas |  |
| 1982 | psoriasis | Dieveney Molly Dieveney | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1983 | Purim | Giddens Blake Giddens | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas |  |
| 1984 | luge | Greenblatt Daniel Greenblatt | Loudoun Times-Mirror | Leesburg, Virginia |  |
| 1985 | milieu | Natarajan Balu Natarajan | Chicago Tribune | Chicago, Illinois |  |
| 1986 | odontalgia | Pennington Jon Pennington | The Patriot News | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1987 | staphylococci | Petit Stephanie Petit | The Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |  |
| 1988 | elegiacal | Ramachandran Rageshree Ramachandran | The Sacramento Bee | Sacramento, California |  |
| 1989 | spoliator | Isaacs Scott Isaacs | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 1990 | fibranne | Dimak Amy Marie Dimak | The Seattle Times | Seattle, Washington |  |
| 1991 | antipyretic | Lagatta Joanne Lagatta | Wisconsin State Journal | Madison, Wisconsin |  |
| 1992 | lyceum | Goad Amanda Goad | The Richmond News Leader | Richmond, Virginia |  |
| 1993 | kamikaze | Hooper Geoff Hooper | The Commercial Appeal | Memphis, Tennessee |  |
| 1994 | antediluvian | Andrews Ned G. Andrews | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee |  |
| 1995 | xanthosis | Carroll Justin Tyler Carroll | The Commercial Appeal | Memphis, Tennessee |  |
| 1996 | vivisepulture | Guey Wendy Guey | The Palm Beach Post | West Palm Beach, Florida |  |
| 1997 | euonym | Sealfon Rebecca Sealfon | New York Daily News | New York |  |
| 1998 | chiaroscurist | Maxwell Jody-Anne Maxwell | Phillips & Phillips Stationery Suppliers | Kingston, Jamaica |  |
| 1999 | logorrhea | Lala Nupur Lala | The Tampa Tribune | Tampa, Florida |  |
| 2000 | demarche | Thampy George Thampy | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | St. Louis, Missouri |  |
| 2001 | succedaneum | Conley Sean Conley | Aitkin Independent Age | Aitkin, Minnesota |  |
| 2002 | prospicience | Buddiga Pratyush Buddiga | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado |  |
| 2003 | pococurante | Gunturi Sai R. Gunturi | The Dallas Morning News | Dallas, Texas |  |
| 2004 | autochthonous | Tidmarsh David Tidmarsh | South Bend Tribune | South Bend, Indiana |  |
| 2005 | appoggiatura | Kashyap Anurag Kashyap | San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego, California |  |
| 2006 | ursprache | Close Kerry Close | Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune | Spring Lake, New Jersey |  |
| 2007 | serrefine | O'Dorney Evan O'Dorney | Contra Costa Times | Walnut Creek, California |  |
| 2008 | guerdon | Mishra Sameer Mishra | Journal and Courier | West Lafayette, Indiana |  |
| 2009 | Laodicean | Shivashankar Kavya Shivashankar | The Olathe News | Olathe, Kansas |  |
| 2010 | stromuhr | Anamika Veeramani Anamika Veeramani | The Plain Dealer | Cleveland, Ohio |  |
| 2011 | cymotrichous | Sukanya Roy Sukanya Roy | Times Leader | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |  |
| 2012 | guetapens | Snigdha Nandipati Snigdha Nandipati | U-T San Diego | San Diego, California |  |