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Info
Stage: Preliminaries
Word Count: 273
Value: 3 points each
Spellers Participating: 273
Spellers Misspelling: 28
Spellers Spelling Correctly: 245
Percent Spelling Correctly: 89.7%
Spellers Eliminated: 0
Spellers Advancing: 273
Percent Advancing: 100.0%
Words
serendipity |
Lancashire |
minaret |
deluge |
protégé |
lycopene |
opossum |
dromomania |
dichotomy |
theurgy |
asana |
copious |
debacle |
pleonasm |
mozzarella |
convivially |
glockenspiel |
retinue |
narcissistic |
cornice |
segue |
doxology |
ingenue |
rudimentary |
recidivist |
apothem |
fräulein |
sequitur |
commensurate |
prenuptial |
forsythia |
reflorescent |
tahini |
hartebeest |
legitimately |
conveyance |
euphemism |
dandiacal |
cumulative |
Fahrenheit |
Qatari |
suasible |
chrysalis |
capricious |
paregoric |
gnathonic |
nocive |
issei |
comandante |
donzella |
effluvium |
blitzkrieg |
metamorphosis |
dehiscence |
asiago |
charpoy |
dialysis |
palpable |
garibaldi |
perennial |
charisma |
genre |
scumble |
trattoria |
synovial |
pertussis |
ubiquitous |
bulse |
rapport |
delectable |
kirtle |
huckaback |
algorithm |
calumny |
innocuous |
borealization |
Briton |
karaoke |
gulosity |
egregious |
tramontana |
carbuncle |
raita |
fastuous |
sondage |
hyperbole |
logomachy |
conquistador |
nexus |
revalorization |
euthanasia |
pasteurize |
baryon |
dissonant |
carafe |
divergent |
surveillance |
taipan |
mélange |
olfactory |
obelisk |
maelstrom |
pantheon |
mesmerize |
rachiometer |
scherzo |
punctilio |
holoplankton |
pharaoh |
zucchini |
javelin |
philately |
ocarina |
coriander |
alcazar |
decoupage |
astrobleme |
pneumatic |
varus |
gynarchy |
patriciate |
pernicious |
antiphrasis |
chauvinism |
vespacide |
soliloquy |
succedent |
prerogative |
impetus |
philhellenism |
nomancy |
fête |
liniment |
rendezvous |
apologetic |
taupe |
cylindrical |
ameliorate |
olivine |
zephyr |
parliamentary |
cortisone |
basmati |
culinary |
lieutenant |
manducatory |
gymkhana |
nisei |
decibel |
mercerize |
geochrony |
alkali |
simoniacal |
facetious |
echelon |
virgule |
corgi |
dossier |
manciple |
infinitesimal |
dormancy |
philippic |
hypotrophy |
Buddha |
deciduous |
rasgado |
liquefacient |
blasé |
metagnomy |
precocious |
delirium |
archipelago |
demure |
sassafras |
rheological |
vivace |
Ruritanian |
anomaly |
traumatropism |
tertiary |
palliatory |
terrapin |
malloseismic |
exacerbate |
diffidence |
parvitude |
disparage |
ecru |
lidar |
picaresque |
quiescency |
fusillade |
decadent |
belligerent |
regurgitant |
rottweiler |
allargando |
corpuscle |
celestialize |
efficacy |
foliageous |
repertoire |
ligature |
madeleine |
raconteur |
plenary |
cynosure |
constituency |
Eocene |
poignant |
pulverize |
liturgical |
hollandaise |
guillotine |
viscidity |
pinnacle |
indigenous |
ornithoscopy |
gauche |
charlatan |
bacteriolytic |
adagio |
ursine |
dahlia |
prejudicial |
cacophony |
conjunctivitis |
hippopotamus |
gudgeon |
recalcitrant |
kibei |
concomitance |
masala |
countenance |
paradigm |
pansit |
gourami |
saboteur |
platitudinal |
heifer |
deducibility |
ersatz |
geognosy |
roodebok |
meloplasty |
vernacular |
convalescent |
hafiz |
camouflage |
poultice |
sarsaparilla |
detrimental |
visceral |
chartreuse |
topeng |
nimbus |
mnemonic |
canapé |
muslin |
hypocrisy |
protanopia |
egalitarian |
obreptitious |
chapeau |
culturati |
docility |
babka |
predecessor |
tritium |
debutante |
kovsh |
rappel |
antipasto |
Round Results
Preliminaries | Semifinals | Championship Finals |
Round One Test | Round 4 | Round 7 |
Round 2 | Round 5 | Round 8 |
Round 3 | Round 6 | Round 9 |