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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 |