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Info
Stage: Preliminaries
Value: 3 points each
Word Count: 279
Spellers Participating: 279
Spellers Spelling Incorrectly: 65
Spellers Spelling Correctly: 214
Percent Spelling Correctly: 76.7%
Spellers Eliminated: 230
Spellers Advancing: 49
Percent Advancing: 17.6%
Words
cryptoporticus |
escritoire |
rutabaga |
guayabi |
isagoge |
longanimous |
Wensleydale |
lyddite |
frijolillo |
buisson |
phyllomancy |
nockerl |
panophthalmitis |
fruticetum |
pirarucu |
vermicide |
apostasy |
xiphias |
carronade |
factitious |
chondrogenesis |
ikebana |
nuciform |
prasine |
tmesis |
laconism |
odontiasis |
eutrophic |
ahimsa |
symplectic |
abyssolith |
syncytium |
habiliments |
epingle |
ribaldry |
guenon |
chiliad |
blepharoplasty |
Gesamtkunstwerk |
rhopalocercous |
hyperpyrexia |
glyceraldehyde |
lasya |
theriolatry |
acromion |
tenaillon |
asthenia |
phthalein |
geelhout |
persifleur |
nosography |
Roscian |
hypsometry |
phoniatric |
mucedinous |
gallinule |
scagliola |
roborant |
myrmidon |
auriphrygiate |
malmignatte |
solivagant |
ideoplastic |
verisimilitude |
stomatitis |
hypotrichosis |
rhodochrosite |
quale |
dorsiferous |
bergschrund |
chrismon |
trionychid |
ultradian |
emolument |
sarwan |
umbratile |
gelilah |
homiletic |
chrysophyte |
upeygan |
leporine |
rhipiphorid |
amentia |
sortition |
antinomy |
balletomane |
dragée |
nsambya |
ochlophobia |
psychosomatic |
oberek |
speleothem |
urushiol |
Zamzummim |
bibliotaphic |
heleoplankton |
fanfaronade |
yosenabe |
kokopu |
impresario |
hieromonk |
Adélie |
frigorific |
macfarlane |
litotes |
ohelo |
pappardelle |
furfuraceous |
voltammetry |
Pythagorean |
juvenilia |
intonaco |
lixiviate |
animalcule |
gegenschein |
intussusception |
mimotype |
hamadryad |
mappemonde |
Plantagenet |
Reykjavík |
sopapilla |
troglobiont |
courgette |
budgerigar |
colocynth |
acesodyne |
hidradenitis |
navicella |
seriema |
oligopsony |
tatbeb |
avgolemono |
devaloka |
lathyrism |
elliptocytes |
mascarpone |
patriliny |
nonagesimal |
naupathia |
sumpsimus |
tephra |
oopuhue |
nonpareil |
hyoscyamine |
frumentaceous |
balneotherapy |
gastronome |
bahuvrihi |
aniseikonia |
zabaglione |
jacaranda |
lauhala |
minniebush |
nudicaulous |
vetturino |
trouvaille |
Chalcolithic |
griffonage |
diktat |
nephelognosy |
renvoi |
osteomalacia |
quaternion |
farouche |
nyctipelagic |
amphictyony |
villeggiatura |
heparinize |
badigeon |
echinulate |
brouillon |
calanque |
telamon |
sigatoka |
philologist |
berimbau |
Nietzschean |
hanuman |
alastrim |
leberwurst |
phalanges |
rathskeller |
quaquaversal |
nimbostratus |
diplopia |
acariasis |
elytra |
galapago |
neurergic |
mesomorph |
isentropic |
balestra |
lokelani |
cystectomy |
heterochromia |
oleiculture |
gaminerie |
pasquinade |
eisegesis |
quoddy |
risorgimento |
eustacy |
denouement |
saxifragous |
ripicolous |
filoselle |
triskelion |
vexillology |
fortissimo |
narcohypnia |
pileus |
thalassographer |
agama |
bacteriophage |
neoterism |
yayoi |
amygdala |
babiche |
obnebulate |
sarsen |
béchamel |
tarantella |
camorra |
oenomel |
caryopsis |
rigaree |
wasteweir |
dysplasia |
Olmec |
epitasis |
trebuchet |
flebile |
senryu |
gerenuk |
zelkova |
haberdasher |
octonocular |
effleurage |
xerogel |
Pickwickian |
execrable |
Torquemada |
glossopetrae |
enthalpy |
heliophilous |
interferon |
lacustrine |
zocalo |
gongorism |
demiglace |
consigliere |
obreptitious |
nuncupative |
angiitis |
nainsook |
barathrum |
Castalia |
étouffée |
kente |
bialy |
falbala |
damson |
golem |
chastushka |
mamushi |
cardiomegaly |
fluviatile |
longiloquence |
coccygeal |
mendelevium |
gamboge |
nidulant |
microfiche |
carcinogenic |
pâtissier |
sambal |
yeomanry |
*Borsalino was removed from the dictionary since its use in the Bee.
Round Results
Preliminaries | Semifinals | Championship Finals |
Preliminaries Test | Semifinals Test | Round 7 |
Round 2 Vocabulary | Round 5 Vocabulary | Round 8 |
Round 2 | Round 5 | Round 9 |
Round 3 Vocabulary | Round 6 Vocabulary | Round 10 |
Round 3 | Round 6 | Round 11 |
Round 12 | ||
Round 13 | ||
Round 14 | ||
Round 15 | ||
Round 16 | ||
Round 17 | ||
Round 18 | ||
Round 19 | ||
Round 20 |