Beeatrice

Beeatrice is the cartoon mascot of the New York Times Spelling Bee. In every edition of the Spelling Bee Beeatrice appears at first sans chapeau, as shown at left. When a player achieves "Genius" level, she dons a mortarboard (below left), then doffs the mortarboard and dons a crown when a player has attained Queen Bee status (second from left, below). (More on Spelling Bee rankings may be found HERE.) Sharp-eyed players have spotted other headgear on certain holidays, or to mark special Spelling Bee occasions, such as Hallowe'en, Valentine's Day, Beeatrice's fifth birthday, and New Year's Day 2024.
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