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Info
Stage: Preliminaries
Word Count: 293
Value: 3 points each
Spellers Participating: 293
Spellers Misspelling: 28
Spellers Spelling Correctly: 265
Percent Spelling Correctly: 90.4%
Spellers Eliminated: 0
Spellers Advancing: 293
Percent Advancing: 100.0%
Words
| longitude |
| quarrel |
| pharmacist |
| concise |
| disagreeable |
| regiment |
| promenade |
| hexagonal |
| census |
| topaz |
| oppressive |
| pelican |
| reevaluate |
| anatomy |
| flippant |
| sedative |
| plaintiff |
| mince |
| humorous |
| distractible |
| clarinet |
| pheasant |
| enact |
| lavender |
| immunization |
| rancid |
| tributary |
| versatile |
| parishioners |
| convenience |
| resonant |
| unnatural |
| deferred |
| auctioneer |
| punitive |
| territorial |
| haughtily |
| leopard |
| fragile |
| certificate |
| porcelain |
| gimmick |
| brilliance |
| deplorable |
| hostage |
| recuperate |
| perpetual |
| grandiose |
| deficiency |
| cater |
| blizzard |
| profuse |
| lyric |
| disembark |
| ancestral |
| pigeon |
| reference |
| inert |
| brawniness |
| distraught |
| punctuate |
| resistance |
| sterile |
| legislature |
| peculiar |
| generosity |
| crucial |
| fluctuate |
| interference |
| hazelnut |
| optimum |
| polysyllabic |
| receptacle |
| cocoon |
| neighborhood |
| medallion |
| puritanical |
| wrestler |
| incessant |
| contradicted |
| apprentice |
| excellence |
| precautionary |
| senile |
| grammatical |
| custard |
| dexterity |
| procedural |
| horrific |
| musician |
| outrageous |
| peninsula |
| triumphant |
| veneer |
| insecticide |
| chivalry |
| philharmonic |
| lucrative |
| journal |
| dormitory |
| pillar |
| stagnant |
| preference |
| condiment |
| honorarium |
| tonsil |
| perturbed |
| rehabilitation |
| tolerable |
| disciples |
| indebted |
| kennel |
| preponderance |
| veteran |
| troupe |
| cowardice |
| patronage |
| accountant |
| monetary |
| plummeted |
| committal |
| recipient |
| calzone |
| scholar |
| winnable |
| tarmac |
| privacy |
| fertilizer |
| laurel |
| neurotic |
| projectile |
| kiwi |
| transitory |
| gourmet |
| insincerity |
| pretentious |
| audible |
| density |
| chaotic |
| theorize |
| havoc |
| partiality |
| maverick |
| roulette |
| ludicrous |
| initiate |
| perishable |
| species |
| offertory |
| coexistence |
| discreet |
| earnest |
| navigator |
| hitherto |
| pegasus |
| aerosol |
| brutal |
| crocus |
| linoleum |
| delicacy |
| parquet |
| recurrence |
| savvy |
| cannibal |
| appalling |
| general |
| onyx |
| reassurance |
| porcupine |
| tribunal |
| reservoir |
| valiant |
| divisible |
| contagious |
| illogical |
| prefabricate |
| lavatory |
| manageable |
| fasten |
| complacency |
| indignant |
| decimal |
| leprosy |
| prevalent |
| fugitive |
| advocate |
| convertible |
| skeleton |
| mosquito |
| hammock |
| penitent |
| cardigan |
| domestic |
| excessive |
| insignificant |
| luxurious |
| braggart |
| tiers |
| homicide |
| nineties |
| delegate |
| paralegal |
| hydrocarbon |
| barrenness |
| promissory |
| inedible |
| philosophy |
| horizon |
| originate |
| kazoo |
| lecture |
| gavel |
| narrative |
| decompression |
| permanent |
| antiseptic |
| eyewitness |
| mutual |
| turret |
| proficiency |
| incoherently |
| halogen |
| corruptible |
| fortunately |
| sapphire |
| planetary |
| utterable |
| opponent |
| collegiate |
| acknowledge |
| lacerate |
| insensitive |
| humidify |
| reluctantly |
| tenor |
| nationalism |
| loneliness |
| platelet |
| swivel |
| diligent |
| incomparable |
| heroine |
| curiosity |
| bustling |
| mariner |
| pedestal |
| rampant |
| vaguely |
| salmon |
| haggard |
| chisel |
| impatiently |
| annoyance |
| temperature |
| diabetes |
| glucose |
| leaven |
| prolific |
| repetitious |
| fundamental |
| hydrant |
| cymbals |
| jurisdiction |
| monopoly |
| orthodontic |
| intricate |
| augment |
| dosage |
| russet |
| trough |
| notorious |
| procrastinate |
| contusion |
| dismissal |
| halibut |
| giddily |
| pulmonary |
| recital |
| obscene |
| jauntily |
| efficient |
| dorsal |
| galaxy |
| hoax |
| magistrate |
| purification |
| napoleon |
| inheritance |
| lacrosse |
| calico |
| idolize |
| habitual |
| faculty |