2016 Preliminaries Test

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Info

Stage Word Count Value
Preliminaries 24 1 point each
Spellers Participating Spellers Eliminated Spellers Advancing Percent Advancing
285 0 285 100.0%
Description Target Score
The Preliminaries consisted of 12 scored spelling words and 12 scored vocabulary questions which counted as Round One, one scored vocabulary question for Round Two and one scored vocabulary question for Round Three. Spellers could earn a maximum of 30 points for correct spellings and responses on the Preliminaries Test.

These are the Round One words only; Rounds 2 and 3 Vocabulary are worth 3 points each.

To advance to the Finals in 2016, you’d have needed to earn at least 21 out of 30 possible points on the Preliminaries Test (including Round 2 Vocabulary and Round 3 Vocabulary) and spell correctly in Round 2 and Round 3. That would bring you to 27 out of 36 total points possible in the Preliminaries.

Spelling

Words

sundry
enshroud
geminate
mademoiselle
allogamy
chiropodist
tapetum
polysemy
hematorrhachis
fouetté
lachsschinken
Nynorsk

Vocabulary

Test Questions

 

Words

reticent
decorous
pilcrow
mendacious
criticaster
supercilious
obiter
turophile
courant
Damoclean
ne plus ultra
glottogonic

All Words

Spelling Vocabulary
sundry reticent
enshroud decorous
geminate pilcrow
mademoiselle mendacious
allogamy criticaster
chiropodist supercilious
tapetum obiter
polysemy turophile
hematorrhachis courant
fouetté Damoclean
lachsschinken ne plus ultra
Nynorsk glottogonic

Round Results

Preliminaries Finals (First Stage) Finals (Second Stage)
Preliminaries Test Round 4 Round 8
Round 2 Vocabulary Round 5 Round 9
Round 2 Round 6 Round 10
Round 3 Vocabulary Round 7 Round 11
Round 3 Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Round 28
Round 29
Round 30
Round 31
Round 32
Round 33
Round 34
Round 35
Round 36
Round 37
Round 38
Round 39

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