தமிழ்த்தேனீ • North America's Premier Tamil Spelling Beeதமிழால் உயர்!
Empowering Youth Through Tamil Literacy

Over 5,000 spellers across 300 Tamil schools compete in 5 national levels, celebrating literacy, phonetics, and academic excellence.
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2018 - 2026

Nationals Leaderboard • சாதனையாளர்கள்

10 ஆண்டு வளர்ச்சி! Celebrating our 10th year!
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New Jersey, NJVallalar

2023(T1, 4, 5) • 2024(T5) • 2025(T1, 3, 4) • 2026(T5)
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Bridgewater, NJBridgewater HTCS

2018 (T1) • 2019 (T1) • 2020 (T1) • 2022 (T3, T4) • 2023 (T3)
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Cerritos Tamil School, CACTS

2021 (T4) • 2024 (T1, T2, T3) • 2025 (T2) • 2026 (T2, T4)
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Coppell, TXCoppell

2018 (T5) • 2019 (T3) • 2020 (T3) • 2026 (T1)
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National Honor Roll • தேசியப் பட்டியல்
RANKSCHOOL NAMECITYTITLESYEARS
#5Arizona Tamil School ChandlerChandler, AZ22021 (T2) • 2026 (T1)
#6Siragu Tamil SchoolRocky Hill, CT22021 (T1) • 2022 (T1)
#7Thamizh School USA - DespalinesDes Plaines, IL22019 (T4) • 2020 (T4)
#8Kamban Thamizh PalliEdison, NJ22024 (T2) • 2026 (T1)
#9Tampa Bay Tamil Academy - WestTampa, FL22022 (T2) • 2024 (T1)
#10MTS Tamil School - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI22024 (T1) • 2026 (T2)
#11Tampa Bay Tamil Academy - CentralTampa, FL22025 (T5) • 2026 (T3)
2026 RESULTS

National Finals

தேசிய இறுதிப் போட்டி
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Rules & Format விதிமுறைகள்

Explore age-group categories (Theni 1–5), contest guidelines, scoring rules, and regional-to-national progression.

Practice with Flashcards சொல்லட்டைகள்

Master 2,000+ Tamil spelling bee words with interactive audio pronunciation, flashcards, and online quizzes.

Register and Compete பதிவு

Tamil schools and Private Clubs – Start your journey to Nationals today.

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சொல்வளம் | WIN NATIONAL HONORS

இளைய தலைமுறை • Empowering Second-Generation Tamil Learners Across North America

Tamil Theni is North America’s premier Tamil spelling bee competition, hosted in partnership with FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Associations of North America). We inspire youth to build rich vocabulary, master Tamil phonetics, and explore Sangam literature while competing for national recognition, trophies, and over $10,000 in total prizes.
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How it works
போட்டி முறை

Steps and Timeline

SEP – JAN

Select Team

Tamil schools selects a team for each Theni format. They may ask interested students to join Live Quiz conducted by Tamil Theni and use that score to select their contestants to represent their school.

Outside registered schools, individuals can form a Club and send a team representing their clubs. Clubs have a annual $100 Club Fee.

OCT – JAN

Register

Schools & Clubs register their teams. One team can participate in only one Theni format. $30 per team.

SEP – FEB

Prepare

Get the published wordlist for current year and prepare. Use Flashcards App to assist. App is free. $100 gets you access to previous year sample questions.

FEB – APR

Compete in Zonals

Teams in a Zone compete for Zonal winner title in each Theni format. They go through Regionals and Zonal competitions.

Zonal winner moves to National competition.

APR, JUL

Compete in Nationals

Zonal winners compete for National title. Two semifinals is conducted with the winner and runner from each selected for National Finals.

National Finals is conducted in-person at the FeTNA Convention.

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Winner Profile
சிகரம் தொடு • CLIMB TO THE TOP

Master 4,000+ Words • வெல்வோம் தமிழ்த் தேனீ தேசியப் பட்டம்!

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Words சொற்கள்
Words in common use, regional variations, sangam words and song lyrics.
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Prize பரிசுகள்
In Total Trophies & Cash Awards
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Zones மண்டலங்கள்
Regional and Zonal championships leading to Nationals
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Under 16yrs இளையோர்
Theni 1 through Theni 5
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NATIONAL COMPETITION

Competitions are between teams representing Tamil Schools or Tamil Theni Clubs.

For Age 16 and under, living in North America
Team with two members
Five different formats by age and skill
Reg starts in Oct, Competitions from Feb through July
Team selection, Regionals, Zonals, National semifinals, National finals
Zonal medals, National trophies, Cash awards
Competition Rules
Registration
LIVE QUIZ

Join and compete live

Live online quiz is conducted periodically. You can use the Quiz App to compete live and gain your spot in the leaderboard.
Test your vocabulary skill against others
20min Quiz at scheduled time
For Theni 1, 3 and 4 formats
Schools and Clubs may use Quiz score to select their teams
Live Quiz
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FLASHCARDS

Use the free Flashcards App to access all the curated words.

Words, images, sample questions
Practice using timer
Self learning for younger kids with English audio and answer play back
Test your skills using random word selection
Free app for words, $100 for previous year questions
Load your own words for school and club teams
Flashcards

Word List & Samples

EXPLORE WORD LIST

Flashcards Practice App

PRACTICE NOW

Formats & ~$10K Prizes

VIEW RULES & FORMATS

Clubs & Online Quizzes

JOIN OR CREATE A CLUB
PREPARE TOGETHER

Lasting friendship Mentorship Fun activities

WORD LIST
GROUPS
PRACTICE
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James Vasanthan

Tamil Music Composer

Learn from his experience in hosting 100s of children’s educational competitions in National TVs in many countries.

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KAVINGAR MAGUDESWARAN

Expert on Origin of Words

Our guide to help focus on the right words and being our reference for understanding the origin of Tamil words.
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PROF KURINJI VENDHAN

Motivator and Trainer

Bringing the teaching techniques to children in North America for whom Tamil is mostly a second language.

Fees & Donation

Tamil Theni is managed by Volunteers.

Tamil Theni and FeTNA sponsor the Prizes.
There are other expenses to manage the mobile app, data hosting, cloud services for machine learning etc.
Nominal fees and Sponsors help us take this leaning to our young learners.

Registration Fee
For Nationals
  • Fee per Team (2 members in a team)
  • Doesn't include FeTNA registration fee if selected to compete in the Finals
$30
REGISTRATION
CLUB Fee
Annual Club Fee
  • No Fee for Schools
  • Sample Questions
  • Competition App and tech support
  • Online Quiz access
  • Webpage for Club members
  • Support to promote club, train members
$100
CLUBS
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Be a part of Tamil Theni
  • 5000+ students from North America
  • The “Spelling Bee” of the Tamil World
  • Scalable technology & AI
  • Expert content curation
$500+
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