Rejoice, logophiles: The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back and will return to primetime television this week. Beginning Tuesday, 278 spellers will converge at National Harbor for a three-day competition that will end with one student taking home, among other prizes, $30,000 in cash. The District, Maryland and Virginia have 24 students in the competition, including the youngest participant ever. Lori Anne Madison, 6, hails from Woodbridge. ESPN will broadcast the championship round Thursday night. – Alan Blinder
