Suck it up buttercup! Girls are smarter and boys are stronger. Big whoop! Maybe boys shouldn't be allowed to compete in the spelling bees. So which gender wins in a completely fair contest? Since 1925, the score is: 46 wins for girls, 41 for boys. So there you go. In a meticulously refereed contest (fittingly held in Washington DC, the nation’s seat of power) girls hold a clear edge. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2012/05/31/the-battle-of-the-sexes-and-the-national-spelling-bee/#:~:text=So%20which%20gender%20wins%20in,girls%20hold%20a%20clear%20edge.