The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida.

[2] It was won by Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee,[1][3][4] and the second black person to do so (after Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica).

[6] For 2021, the first round was held virtually[clarification needed] on June 12[7] and had 209 spellers from the United States and several other countries.

In the last of these, Thummala misspelled neroli oil, giving Zaila Avant-garde the opportunity to spell murraya correctly for the victory.

[5] Following the 2019 final where eight players tied at the end of the competition, a second list of championship words was added for a tiebreaking round.