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Join free, then register for the Bee

Start with a free INHSA family account: it gives your family our spelling app, the INHSA Spelling Trainer.

New: $100 and a trophy for the winner of each grade 

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Next Homeschool Bee

INHSA Homeschool Spelling Bee

  • Idaho Wildlife Museum, Coeur d'Alene · sponsored by the Idaho Character Foundation
  • One winner from each state, Idaho and Washington, advances to the Regional Bee
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How to register

Three steps to Bee day

  1. Step 1: Create your free family account

    A parent or guardian signs up. We closely follow COPPA to protect your children's privacy: read our Privacy Notice.

    Your spellers can start practicing right away, and you can download this season's study materials:

    • Suggested Rules
    • Quick Start Guide
    • Words of the Champions
    Create your family account 

  2. Step 2: Add your speller(s)

    Add each child who will practice or compete.

  3. Step 3: Register for the 2027 Homeschool Spelling Bee

    Registration is open now, until the Bee starts on Saturday, January 9, 2027.

    Check the eligibility rules first

    Log in to register

Eligibility

Can my speller compete?

To enter the Bee, a speller meets every rule below.

  • Lives in one of these 10 counties
    Idaho
    • Benewah
    • Bonner
    • Boundary
    • Kootenai
    • Shoshone
    Washington
    • Ferry
    • Lincoln
    • Pend Oreille
    • Spokane
    • Stevens
  • Homeschooled, grades 4–8 Not enrolled in a public, charter, or private (non-homeschool) school. School spellers enter through their school; see inwspellingbee.com (opens in a new tab).
  • Age and grade limit Has not completed 8th grade, and had not turned 15 by August 31, 2026 (the cutoff for the 2027 National Bee).
  • No repeated grades Has not repeated a grade to extend eligibility.
  • Normal school activity Takes at least four courses other than language arts, spelling, Latin, Greek, vocabulary, and etymology, for at least four hours each weekday, for 34 weeks between August 17, 2026, and May 28, 2027.
  • One Bee path per season Hasn't already competed in and been eliminated from another Scripps-affiliated Bee (school, homeschool or another region's) in the 2026–27 season.

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