| 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
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| Date | May 24–26, 2016 |
| Location | Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland |
| Winner | Jairam Hathwar Nihar Janga (co-winners) |
| Age | 13 (Hathwar) 11 (Janga) |
| Residence | Painted Post, New York (Hathwar) Austin, Texas (Janga) |
| Sponsor | Corning Rotary Club (Hathwar)[1] Houston Public Media (Janga)[2][3] |
| Sponsor location | Corning, New York (Hathwar) Houston, Texas (Janga) |
| Winning word | Feldenkrais (Hathwar) gesellschaft (Janga) |
| No. of contestants | 284 |
| Pronouncer | Jacques Bailly |
| Preceded by | 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
| Followed by | 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
The 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (its sixth year at this location) on May 24–26, 2016.[4][5]
- ^ (10 March 2016). Hathwar wins another trip to Scripps, The Leader (Corning)
- ^ (26 May 2016). Leander ISD student, 11, named co-champion in National Spelling Bee, Austin American-Statesman
- ^ Levin, Matt (26 May 2016). Texas 11-year-old Nihar Janga crowned co-champ at national spelling bee, Houston Chronicle
- ^ When is the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, spellingbee.com, Retrieved 4 March 2016
- ^ Porter, Toriano (4 March 2016). Spelling bee champ upholds family tradition, Lee's Summit Journal