2018 Tiebreaker Test

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Info

Stage Word Count Value
Finals (Second Stage) 24 (I only have 17) 1 point each
Spellers Participating Spellers Eliminated Spellers Advancing Percent Advancing
16 0 16 100.0%
Scripps doesn’t release words from the Tiebreaker Test to the public. If you took this test and know any of the 7 words missing from this page, please email me at drcolesr (at) gmail.com to let me know! You’ll be credited on this site. Thanks to Sohum Sukhatankar and Rohan Rajeev for providing the info on this page!

Spelling

ilima
bigarade
vigoureux
oryzenin
Houyhnhnm
chalcidicum
cerambycid
latrodectism
Anglice
tusche

Vocabulary

verklempt
swan song
mercaptan
yakuza
caponata
amuse-bouche
lede

All Words

Spelling Vocabulary
ilima verklempt
bigarade swan song
vigoureux mercaptan
oryzenin yakuza
Houyhnhnm caponata
chalcidicum amuse-bouche
cerambycid lede
latrodectism
Anglice
tusche
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Dr. Bailly reads the Championship Finalists the words on the Tiebreaker Test. (Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee)

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

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