The final word in yesterday’s #ScrippsSpellingBee was “éclaircissement.” Can you use it in a sentence? #JamesMadison did! Test yourself on some of the more obscure words in his vocabulary in our blog post, “Ten Words with James Madison.” buff.ly/1klpYc8
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Good thing the #ScrippsSpellingBee was spoiled for me on social media, the show ran long 😡
"SWEET REVENGE!" declared Zaki, as he sat on a throne of dictionaries and drank the blood of his conquered nemeses from the skulls of last year's judges.
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Congratulations to Faizan Zaki!! The way he spelled that final word was impressive. 🐝 #ScrippsSpellingBee
#scrippsspellingbee ended on a wacky note. I haven't caught it in years and I forget how invested I get.
Also having former spellers (who all must be neurodiverse) work the whole event and be commentators makes for a lot of awkward-yet-enjoyable TV moments.
Dang. The word sounded like wowpess - he missed it. That was TOUGH #scrippsspellingbee
Well done Sarv from Dunwoody GA! #scrippsspellingbee
Sometimes I have to look up a word in the definition of the spelling bee word 🫠. These children are freaking amazing. 100th #ScrippsSpellingBee
These babies make me so proud like I know every kid who gets it right. The amount of PRESSURE!! #ScrippsSpellingBee
Scripps Spelling Bee Revamps Rules: Ditches Unpopular Tiebreaker, Brings Back Written Test
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