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Info
| Stage | Word Count | Value |
| Preliminaries | 519 | 3 points each |
| Spellers Participating | Spellers Eliminated | Spellers Advancing | Percent Advancing |
| 519 | 67 | 452 | 87.1% |
Words
| unicameral |
| kiddush |
| pro forma |
| cancrizans |
| gallica |
| bombazine or bombasine or bombazeen |
| porphyrous |
| perissad |
| Uralian |
| metronome |
| arborvitae |
| potamography |
| Guarnerius |
| leukopenia or leucopenia |
| ingerence |
| tyrannous |
| hinoki |
| polenta |
| amphivorous |
| pratincolous |
| Compositae |
| kibitzer or kibbitzer |
| palaeophile |
| cholera |
| Alhambra |
| feldspathic |
| sonorous |
| minacious |
| pongee |
| teredines |
| ecuelle |
| pleurisy |
| blasphemy |
| matelote |
| pompier |
| Abyssinian |
| deloul |
| bilharzia |
| arriccio |
| turgor |
| vasodilation |
| boudin |
| nemathelminth |
| gallipot |
| puparium |
| teff |
| clemency |
| nephelognosy |
| ostinato |
| autocratic |
| Pasteurella |
| braunschweiger |
| Ogygian |
| tracheostomy |
| cirrhosis |
| pepo |
| quartan |
| soupçon |
| caulome |
| rachel |
| peristome |
| aguinaldo |
| felsenmeer |
| urticant |
| sirocco |
| cassoulet |
| ornithofauna |
| unmelodious |
| fougasse |
| cumbrous |
| Gallinazo |
| hawok |
| legato |
| astuteness |
| gradine |
| bitumen |
| typhlology |
| eland |
| zuisin |
| Pachomian |
| pochade |
| bacteriolysis |
| etymon |
| scyliorhinid |
| obrok |
| thrips |
| bon vivant |
| sabha |
| bibliopegy |
| Haligonian |
| scalariform |
| solferino |
| holomorphosis |
| stalag |
| dégringolade |
| xiphophyllous |
| substratum |
| phanerophyte |
| naumachia |
| menehune |
| abacaxi |
| wamara |
| cambio |
| kala-azar |
| Valenciennes |
| kalpa |
| Bugaku |
| ectocanthion |
| hypoxemia |
| de facto |
| ophryon |
| koali |
| gadolinium |
| habergeon |
| omnilegent |
| stalactite |
| cremini or crimini |
| Slurvian |
| zucchetto |
| colonnade |
| dreikanter |
| tailleur |
| oleocellosis |
| divulgence |
| bulgogi |
| satyagraha |
| myringitis |
| macumba |
| sumi-e |
| teleost |
| zymoscope |
| dioecious |
| Diplodocus |
| non sequitur |
| hebdomadal |
| brachylogy |
| holothurian |
| diablerie |
| kestrel |
| trillado |
| ecclesiology |
| palais |
| hoplites |
| incalescent |
| Phrygian |
| hyaloid |
| pavé |
| hepatitis |
| cribellate |
| Talmud |
| coralline |
| khedive |
| cantico |
| phrontistery |
| maguey |
| tamandua |
| chlorobenzene |
| touché |
| bellicist |
| ulna |
| iroko |
| orthostichous |
| calvarium |
| vedalia |
| palmette |
| aposiopesis |
| dermis |
| alegrias |
| gerontogeous |
| tombolo |
| echeveria |
| bletting |
| flittern |
| amauta |
| korrigum |
| maccus |
| pleurodynia |
| suzerain |
| massasauga |
| Istanbul |
| petit four |
| sessile |
| calcipotriene |
| elodea |
| acetylcholine |
| debenture |
| involute |
| Fomorian |
| bonbonnière |
| croustade |
| bayamo |
| paucity |
| eschatology |
| ekphrasis or ecphrasis |
| taqueria |
| polydomous |
| epilimnion |
| helminthiasis |
| oxyacetylene |
| fogle |
| analogous |
| petrogale |
| decuman |
| ponerology |
| Gervais |
| andante |
| hippophagous |
| aioli |
| vicontiel |
| amerce |
| laloplegia |
| iridian |
| villous |
| vetiver |
| flokati |
| concento |
| archimime |
| ghorkhar |
| nymphosis |
| susurrous |
| clogwyn |
| chevalet |
| Zanzibar |
| Barmecidal |
| verglas |
| austausch |
| myelopathy |
| lichenophagous |
| entrechat |
| nectarivorous |
| tamarillo |
| achondroplasia |
| horotelic |
| laterigrade |
| tikka |
| strabismus |
| cascaron |
| Edinburgh |
| wentletrap |
| calaboose |
| Leicester |
| bistoury |
| margaritaceous |
| adjudicative |
| uveitis |
| coronary |
| cacaxte |
| minke |
| teras |
| Lithuania |
| mysticete |
| rascacio |
| melittologist |
| Deucalion |
| oligotrophic |
| fléchette |
| gunas |
| faiblesse |
| trichopteron |
| mufti |
| babuina |
| phyllomorph |
| nullipennate |
| Dorcopsis |
| usurious |
| poussin |
| cadre |
| obfuscatory |
| beatific |
| ophelimity |
| emissarium |
| opinicus |
| imago |
| chevelure |
| veracious |
| piki |
| germon |
| trigonocerous |
| osphresis |
| theomachy |
| isthmus |
| budesonide |
| darnel |
| endogamy |
| Acheronian |
| quodlibet |
| synonymicon |
| Iliad |
| inhumation |
| Midlothian |
| venire |
| casita |
| gazoz |
| moniliform |
| enfleurage |
| inedita |
| Herzegovina |
| diluendo |
| derailleur |
| pantheon |
| greave |
| hesperid |
| Britons |
| Aegean |
| Limoges |
| Kazan |
| entelechy |
| nociceptive |
| barotropic |
| rondache |
| comedogenic |
| oneirocritic |
| pharmacopedia |
| braciola |
| carditis |
| exanthem |
| inanga |
| portulaca |
| Thames |
| skirret |
| a priori |
| boreal |
| dictamina |
| Pralaya |
| carambola |
| glossodynia |
| penumbra |
| enchondroma |
| oprichnik |
| bulbul |
| agrotechny |
| presbyope |
| cinematheque |
| leprotic |
| savoir faire |
| esurience |
| ytterbium |
| phonasthenia |
| rheophilic |
| preeminent |
| telegnosis |
| mizuna |
| pygostyle |
| colmar |
| folletto |
| alphonso |
| fiduciary |
| sciolto |
| sillographer |
| stolon |
| Hanoverian |
| stoichiometric |
| apoptosis |
| entomologist |
| Promethean |
| Cappadocian |
| dosseret |
| Danube |
| rheumatologist |
| constatation |
| ridotto |
| burin |
| bryophyte |
| pierrot |
| burgess |
| coriaceous |
| leggieramente |
| erythrocyte |
| ethnogenesis |
| morpheme |
| laconic |
| religate |
| myocardiograph |
| potto |
| refugium |
| deficiency |
| politico |
| mistassini |
| bimillenary |
| loculus |
| viridescent |
| Romanticism |
| phyton |
| ruana |
| inter alia |
| Luzon |
| pogonip |
| kaitaka |
| cabretta |
| impedimenta |
| exothermally |
| pelage |
| apishamore |
| diseuse |
| kepi |
| Luxembourg or Luxemburg |
| protuberance |
| siccative |
| prolegomenon |
| anonymuncule |
| pyroclastic |
| pulque |
| paronomasia |
| coiffeuse |
| blellum |
| prepollent |
| Roquefort |
| anthophilous |
| storis |
| uncia |
| carcajou |
| akala |
| propiophenone |
| Stravinskian or Stravinskyan |
| escadrille |
| glossopyrosis |
| anasarca |
| nebulous |
| mellisugent |
| epigraphic |
| terzetto |
| Carboniferous |
| larghetto |
| grisaille |
| minyan |
| chiaroscuro |
| fedayee |
| ommateal |
| tenebrism |
| amphibiotic |
| tympanum |
| papillote |
| bourgeoisie |
| terek |
| Ichabod |
| rataplan |
| bokeh |
| Maecenas |
| xenium |
| effervesce |
| picotee |
| Difflugia |
| burbot |
| Rhône |
| abseil |
| takin |
| triturate |
| ledeburite |
| cryoconite |
| ostreophagous |
| roti |
| chrysanthemum |
| dégagé |
| annulet |
| halitosis |
| bdellium |
| contemporaneous |
| parure |
| Tibetan |
| Liriope |
| myriacanthous |
| antithetical |
| reblochon |
| quiddity |
| scarabaeus |
| fritillaria |
| nymphaea |
| variorum |
| steinkern |
| triton |
| aver |
| rhytidome |
| biennium |
| millibars |
| afghan |
| trabeculae |
| portcullis |
| marouflage |
| churrasco |
| faja |
| grivoiserie |
| tivoli |
| syssel |
| prodelision |
| bardiglio |
| litterateur |
| sasanqua |
| damascene |
| pneumectomy |
| cholent |
| yantra |
| perionychia |
| referendum |
| charmeuse |
| kathak |
| modinha |
| desalinates |
| poste restante |
| fata morgana |
| wisent |
| sinfonietta |
| yuan |
| parfleche |
| Beringia |
| stramineous |
| amimia |
| cacography |
| sphalerite |
| carotid |
| bollo |
| alcheringa |
| decalcomania |
| torii |
| Pilates |
| forastero |
| notabilia |
| chèvre |
| alluvium |
| plenary |
Round Results
| Preliminaries | Finals (First Stage) | Finals (Second Stage) |
| Preliminaries Test | Round 4 | Tiebreaker Test |
| Round 2 Vocabulary | Round 5 | Round 9 |
| Round 2 | Round 6 | Round 10 |
| Round 3 Vocabulary | Round 7 | Round 11 |
| Round 3 | Round 8 | Round 12 |
| Round 13 | ||
| Round 14 | ||
| Round 15 | ||
| Round 16 | ||
| Round 17 | ||
| Round 18 |