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about this study guide
Do you dream of winning a school spelling bee, or even attending the
Scripps National Spelling Bee National Competition?
Words of the
Champions
is the ocial study resource of the Scripps National Spelling
Bee, so you’ve found the perfect place to start. Prepare for a 2023 or
2024 classroom, grade-level, school, district, county, regional or state
spelling bee with this list of 4,000 words.
All words in this book have been selected by the Scripps National
Spelling Bee from our ocial dictionary, Merriam-Webster Unabridged
(http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com).
Words of the Champions
is divided into three diculty levels, ranked One
Bee, Two Bee and Three Bee. These are great words to challenge you,
whether you’re just getting started in spelling bees or if you’ve already
participated in several. At the beginning of each level, you’ll find the
School
Spelling Bee Study List
words. For any classroom, grade-level or school
spelling bee, study the 150-word One Bee
School Spelling Bee Study List
, the 150-word Two Bee
School
Spelling Bee Study List
and the 150-word Three Bee
School Spelling Bee Study List
: a total of 450 words.
Following the
School Spelling Bee Study List
in each level, you’ll find pages marked “Words of the
Champions.” Are you a school spelling bee champion or a speller advancing to compete beyond the school
level? Study these pages to make sure you’re prepared to do your best when these words are asked in the
early rounds of competition. And remember, although spelling bees will start with words from this guide,
they often end with words you haven’t studied.
New this year, at the end of this study resource you’ll find games, puzzles and themed lists to help you
engage with the words in new ways. Enjoy!
Each year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will release a new version of
Words of the Champions
featuring 800 new words, including an all-new
School Spelling Bee Study List
.
Your spelling bee journey starts now, and taking the first step toward becoming a star athlete of the
English language makes you a Champion. These
Words
are for you.
about the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is the nation’s largest and longest-running educational program. By
inspiring the exploration of words, the Scripps National Spelling Bee illuminates pathways to lifelong
curiosity, celebrates academic achievement and enriches communities. Visit spellingbee.com for more
information about the Bee and to check if your school is enrolled. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is
administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company.
howdy,
word nerds!
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table of
contents
word lists
One Bee School Spelling Bee Study List
One Bee Words of the Champions
Two Bee School Spelling Bee Study List
Two Bee Words of the Champions
Three Bee School Spelling Bee Study List
Three Bee Words of the Champions
Words that are new this year
vocab
vocabulary: One Bee, A-Z
vocabulary: Two Bee, A-Z
vocabulary: Three Bee, A-Z
fun
Themed lists
Games
Puzzles
page 04
page 06
page 14
page 16
page 30
page 32
page 40
page 44
page 46
page 47
page 50
page 53
page 56
4
sky
wow
hug
snap
tape
sips
hard
why
first
tide
bow
back
find
name
oops
more
toss
chin
park
bike
nest
rude
deal
store
roads
cool
wake
vase
tune
coat
four
block
heap
ladder
tug
spoon
spark
later
hair
open
this
his
May
grid
wag
near
zip
rug
dots
pat
pole
snake
mound
smaller
grand
gross
wish
stove
join
state
enter
blank
give
other
bedroom
branch
letter
spring
dance
front
roast
brave
bright
scream
river
bride
stall
point
wedding
little
doctor
peel
snack
notebook
brain
pride
dear
live
tubes
cloth
gazed
mile
float
snail
second
drew
diculty level: one bee
school spelling bee study list
The first, second and third-grade words from the 2024 School Spelling Bee Study List.
verb - to put one’s
arms around and
press tightly.
noun - the portion of
the central nervous
system in vertebrates
that makes up the
organ of thought.
in good company
When it comes to spelling bee participants, the more the merrier! In fact,
more than 11 million spellers participate each year in qualifying spelling
bees throughout the country and around the world.
million
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5
stood
nagged
scan
glue
ground
shower
endless
plunger
fireworks
dazzle
climb
April
subway
broken
stew
shall
flowers
angry
create
drooped
cluttered
bursting
edge
glasses
gently
crown
shutters
corner
barely
able
present
clearly
really
overcome
sketch
evening
again
finally
thumbs
glittery
together
while
mother
worth
solve
credit
steel
pour
anybody
whisper
Thursday
music
wears
thoughts
verb – to speak softly,
especially with the aim
of preserving secrecy.
Great Words, Great Works Reading Program
Each year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee publishes our School
Spelling Bee Study List to help students prepare for classroom and
school-level spelling bees. These words come from Great Words, Great
Works, a list of books carefully selected by the Bee’s editorial team.
Find it at spellingbee.com/book-list.
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diculty level: one bee
Words of the Champions
A
abaft
abandon
abashed
abject
aboriginal
acceptance
acclaim
accolade
accomplice
acquit
acrostic
adage
addendum
addition
addle
adhesion
adjective
adjudicate
admonition
adnate
adsum
advection
adversaria
aront
aforesaid
afroth
agility
agitation
algae
alienate
alpaca
alpha
altercation
amass
Americana
amiably
Amish
amnesty
amulet
amusement
ancho
anime
animus
anklet
anniversary
annotate
anoint
ante
anthropology
anyway
apology
apparel
applicable
appraisal
apprehensive
arithmetic
armadillo
astonish
astounding
atomic
atonement
attendee
attitude
auction
auditorium
avalanche
avatar
avenue
aviation
awry
B
bachelorette
backgammon
badger
baili
ballad
banana
banquet
baptismal
barbie
bask
become
Bengal
bias
birdie
biscuit
bizarro
blandish
blarney
bleary
bleat
blemish
blink
blizzard
blooper
blurb
boarders
boogie-woogie
bootless
botany
bother
bountiful
bowie
breathtaking
brethren
brick
bristle
brochure
broil
bubbly
buet
buoonery
Organized alphabetically, these words are a great place to start your journey to mastering Words of the Champions!
Words with a single asterisk (*) indicate a primarily British spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are the preferred
spelling. A complete list of the words that were added to this year’s study list can be found on page 40.
noun – a South
American mammal
that resembles a
llama.
noun – the
science of plants.
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bumblebee
bungee
burial
buzzworthy
C
cabbage
cactus
cadence
calculator
calendar
camcorder
candid
canoe
canteen
cantor
capacity
capitalist
captivated
caramel
carnation
carnival
carriage
carrot
cashier
casino
casserole
casualty
caterpillar
cathedral
catnap
celebratory
celery
celestial
cello
cement
census
centipede
charioteer
charitable
chastise
chortle
chowder
churlish
chute**
OR shute
cidery
cinderella
cinematic
citation
clarinet
classical
clearance
cleave
clover
clowder
coach
coalition
cockles
collie
collision
combustible
comedienne
commandeer
comparison
compass
compatriots
compelling
complementary
comportment
composite
conch
concrete
condemn
condensation
condiments
conference
consideration
contraction
contradictory
contrite
contusion
conundrum
convention
convocation
convoy
cooperate
copperhead
corgi
corkscrew
cornily
cranium
criminal
criteria
crocodile
crumpet
crux
curator
curfew
curio
cushion
cyclone
cymbals
D
daft
daisy
daresay
dawdle
debris
debunk
decor
definitely
delta
derby
designer
dialect
dicey
dictum
dicult
digression
dillydally
disaster
noun – an edible
marine mollusk with
a large spiral shell.
cruising the airwaves
The first broadcast of the Bee wasn’t on television – it was on radio!
It wasn’t until 1946 that it was first televised.
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disposition
disrepair
distinctive
diva
diverge
diversion
diversity
divine
divvy
docket
documentary
domino
donatee
downcast
dragoon
dramatization
dreadlocks
dribbles
drivel
Dudley
dumbwaiter
duress
dynamite
E
eagerly
earmark
earnestly
eclipse
editorial
eerily
eortless
Egyptian
eighth
Einstein
elaborative
elasticity
elegant
element
elevator
elicitation
eligibility
ellipse
elocution
elucidate
elusive
emancipatory
embassy
embezzlement
emblazoned
emerald
empty
encore
encroach
endearing
endure
enervate
engineer
entreat
entrée
entrepreneur
enumerated
enviable
epoxy
erode
eruption
escalator
escapade
essential
establishment
evaluate
evaporation
ewe
exaggerate
excursion
exemplar
exercise
existence
explode
extensive
extinct
extinguish
extracurricular
extradition
extraordinaire
exude
F
fabulist
facade
factorial
fadeaway
fallacy
fanatic
fashionista
feeble
fellowship
felonious
ferret
fervently
fez
fido
fie
filar
filbert
financier
fission
fisticus
flabbergast
flashback
flattery
fleeciness
fleetness
flexitarian
flight
flimflammer
flipperling
floridly
flounder
flourish
flout
fluctuation
fluid
flummery
foible
folate
folly
fomentation
foosball
foothills
foozle
foppery
forensics
forfeit
forgeable
formalize
OR formalise*
fortification
noun – a small
dotted slab
that together
with other such
slabs is used to
play a game.
noun – a small
animal with
broad flat limbs
adapted for
swimming (as a
baby seal).
adjective –
hard to catch.
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frailty
freckle
freegan
freight
fribble
frisket
frock
frontier
frugal
fundamental
funnel
furnace
futility
G
gab
gaer
gaggle
gallant
galley
gardenesque
gargle
garniture
gaucho
gazette
genius
genteel
ghastly
giggle
gist
gizzard
glitterati
gnarled
Godspeed
goober
gossip
gotcha
gouge
graham
grandeur
graphologist
grapple
gridiron
grieul
groom
gruel
guess
gymnastics
H
habitual
haggle
hamlet
handle
handyman
hangar
haphazard
hardtack
harmonious
harrowing
hatchet
hazelnut
headlong
heavenly
heiress
heist
hermitage
hexagonal
Highlands
hijab
hoagies
hoax
hobble
hollyhock
homage
homesteader
homicide
honeybee
horseradish
hostile
howler
hurriedly
husk
hydra
hydrant
I
iceberg
ignite
inclusion
income
infiltrate
infirm
inflammable
influential
inglorious
insomnia
installation
intellectual
intensify
intertidal
intricate
irrigation
irritability
island
isms
isolation
J
jammer
jankers
jersey
jitterbug
joinery
junior
K
kazoo
kennel
kenning
noun – a soft
knitted fabric
used for making
clothing, especially
sportswear.
noun – one of the
leaves enveloping
an ear of corn.
verb – to
set on fire.
verb – to
laugh in a silly
manner.
why is it so hard to spell English words?
English consists of originally English words, but it also collected words from other languages and
made them part of the English lexicon. With 26 letters and about 44 letter sounds, English is
a hodgepodge of letters and sounds that don’t always line up. Take the letter ‘x,’ for example,
found in the words “extra,” “mix,” and “example,” or the vowel sound in “weigh” and “way”!
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kernel
kilt
kindred
kiwi
knight
knoll
kodak
kudos
L
labradoodle
lactose
languish
lapel
lateral
lawyer
league
leaven
leeway
legacy
legislature
legitimately
leisure
lettuce
lexicon
liege
ligament
likelier
limelight
linguistics
literally
livid
lucky
lumbar
luminance
lupine
M
macaw
macrobiotics
madrigal
magician
mahogany
maidenhair
maize
mambo
manacle
mandate
manta
mantra
marathon
maritime
marooned
martial
masti
maternity
matrimony
mauve
maverick
maximum
mayhem
measly
medallion
melody
melted
membership
memes
memorandum
menial
merchandise
merely
Merlin
meteor
metrical
Michigander
millionaire
mince
minutia
miraculous
mischief
misconception
missile
missive
mister
mockery
modality
modem
modify
modular
mogul
molasses
molecule
monopolize
OR monopolise*
montage
moped
morose
mosaic
mummified
munchkin
musings
mutter
N
nationalism
neaten
necessity
neigh
nerfing
nervily
newbie
nocturnal
nominee
nonconformist
nozzles
nuggets
O
obliterate
oblong
obscure
occupancy
olympiad
omega
omission
onion
optician
optimum
opulent
oracle
orchestra
ordinance
organelle
ounce
ouster
overtures
overweening
owlishly
ozone
noun – the center
of public attention.
adjective – of
or relating to
navigation or
commerce on
the sea.
plural noun –
small usually
round-shaped
pieces of food.
adjective –
having a
shape that
is elongated
beyond a
square or circle.
noun – praise
given for some
achievement.
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P
pageantry
paginate
paisley
palatial
pallor
pantheon
parkour
parley
partridge
passage
pastime
pathogen
patience
patrician
pauper
pear
peat
peddle
pedicure
pedigree
pending
penguin
peninsular
peony
performance
permafrost
peruse
pervasive
photogenic
physical
physicists
pillor
pitiful
placards
placate
platinum
platoon
pliant
plummet
portrait
praise
precursor
predicament
premonition
primitive
principality
prism
procedure
procrastinate
profiteer
prominent
prone
proposal
propulsion
prosperous
proxy
publish
puckish
pulpit
punctuation
pungent
punily
puniness
purification
puritan
purse
putrid
puzzles
pyramid
Q
quantify
quart
quaver
quirky
quota
R
rabid
raisin
rebu
recanted
reconsider
recovery
recruit
redemption
reflect
regiment
registrar
rehearsal
reign
reiterate
rejuvenate
remorseful
renewable
replete
residue
respite
restive
retorts
retriever
revelation
revulsive
riddance
rira
riviera
rocket
row
rubric
rugby
rumor
OR rumour*
S
sacrifice
salivate
sandal
satchel
scalp
scandal
scanty
scent
verb – to produce
an excessive
amount of drool.
adjective – marked
by fidgety or
uneasy behavior.
adjective – full
of peculiarities.
our mission:
By inspiring the exploration of words, the Scripps National
Spelling Bee illuminates pathways to lifelong curiosity, celebrates
academic achievement and enriches communities.
noun – a medium-
sized, short-winged
game bird with
short legs and neck.
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scholarship
science
sci-fi
scooter
scornfully
scrapple
screeno
scripture
scrooge
scrounge
scrutiny
scullery
sculpture
seclusion
seize
selfie
seller
semester
sensory
September
sequel
serenade
servitude
sewage
shaggy
shamrock
shindig
shipping
shore
simmer
sister
situation
skimmed
skirmish
skydiving
slab
sloop
slovenly
slurry
snitch
sodden
solicit
solidity
solitude
solstice
solvency
soprano
sorbet
spangled
spatula
specificity
spectral
speculate
spindle
spiteful
splurge
spreadsheet
sprite
spry
squeamish
squirm
stagestruck
stamina
stampede
stance
standee
steampunk
stencil
stereotypical
sterling
sternum
steroid
stewardship
stomach
storm
stowaway
strong
stubble
stupefy
substitute
sux
suitable
summary
sunflower
sunseeker
surly
surplus
swannery
sweltering
sword
sympathy
system
T
talent
tango
tase
tawny
technician
teenagers
tendency
terrier
thawed
thespian
thicket
thievery
thorn
thrift
throughout
tickled
timber
toastmaster
toilsome
transcription
transference
traverse
treasury
treatise
trendy
trespass
trifle
trinkets
troll
tropical
trounce
trove
true
truly
trumpet
truncate
tubers
tunnel
tutorial
twilight
U
uncle
undercroft
undergird
noun – a brass
instrument with
a flared bell and
three buttons
pressed to make
dierent notes.
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whey
whimsical
whirlybird
whisk
wield
wimple
wince
windbaggery
wizened
wordmonger
wring
Y
yammer
yawl
yeanling
yippee
yonder
yoo-hoo
yore
Z
zither
unfazed
unfurl
university
uppercut
urgency
useful
usher
V
various
varnish
varsity
vascular
vassal
vault
veered
venue
versatile
version
vicinity
vindictive
vinegar
vineyard
virtually
visibility
vlogging
vocabulary
volcano
votive
W
waiver
wamble
wand
warning
wasp
water
wattage
weald
wealthy
weaponry
welding
welterweight
wharf
wheedle
whelp
whereas
whet
noun – pompous
meaningless talk.
verb – to talk rapidly,
for a long time, and
often loudly.
noun – an instrument that
has a shallow horizontal
soundboard topped with
30 to 40 strings that are
typically plucked by a
performer.
noun –
neighborhood.
a big-time
Spellebrity
If you’ve watched the Bee before,
you’ve probably seen his face. You’ve
definitely heard his voice. We’re
talking about the head pronouncer
of the Bee, Dr. Jacques Bailly. He won
the Scripps National Spelling Bee in
1980 and took up the role of head
pronouncer in 2003.
noun –
someone who
escorts people
to seats at a
gathering.
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diculty level: two bee
school spelling bee study list
bronze
flea
buckeye
sudsy
antlers
dapper
stroll
cress
bestie
cereal
silence
fury
howdy
important
popovers
thousand
razor
roughly
drawl
oddity
insult
valley
gather
dessert
stagecoach
peaceful
ailment
combat
rotten
expressway
practice**
OR practise
squash
amused
pouch
outfits
sewing
transform
marble
gallon
flitting
plaza
yesterday
nighttime
putty
glumly
ignore
improve
Internet
pantry
hungrily
confident
vision
diamond
stitchery
fiddlehead
hobbit
doughnut
OR donut
precious
wafting
occupy
Afrobeat
termite
insulation
intertwine
recital
furniture
ambush
squire
submerged
saucer
gloaming
engulf
graduate
fascinated
composition
wisdom
ourselves
invisible
completely
poisonous
intimidate
drawers
disdain
deliberately
spacious
forearms
gratitude
appreciation
devotion
inscription
inventory
wheezy
possible
replace
crookedly
fragrant
fowl
responsible
awfully
manual
The fourth, fifth and sixth-grade words from the 2024 School Spelling Bee Study List. Words with a single asterisk (*)
indicate a primarily British spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are the preferred spelling.
plural noun – horns
of animals of the
deer family, typically
present only in the
male.
noun – twilight : dusk.
who knew?
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is the nation’s largest and longest-running educational program.
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thorax
tostones
bunions
bamboozled
Oman
flummox**
OR flummix
OR flummux
inscrutable
serenity
congregation
sentinel
Arctic
fluke
captain
delegation
verve
Vaseline
gastritis
platypus
salute
mantel
OR mantle
amphitheater
desecration
diode
mischievous
bionic
syllables
sultanate
turban
sausage
disgruntled
terrify
quip
information
incubator
droll
vultures
Arabic
Brooklyn
sacred
reindeer
disclaimer
quotation
superior
privilege
fallow
replica
provision
reference
havens
voracious
noun – a headdress
consisting of a long cloth that
is wrapped around a cap or
directly around the head.
from around the world
Most spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee are
from the United States, but spellers also come from Guam,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Canada,
Ghana and Department of Defense Schools in Europe.
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diculty level: two bee
Words of the Champions
A
aardvark
aberration
ablation
ablaut
abnegation
abominable
abrogate
absolution
abstemious
academese
Acadians
accentuate
accrual
accumulate
acerbity
achromatic
acoustic
acquiesce
acral
acuity
acumen
acupuncture
adjugate
adjure
adolescence
adulation
advocatory
aerobics
aable
aeer
aenpinscher
aanced
aliate
auent
aogato
afghan
aficionado**
OR acionado
agalma
agate
agave
agelicism
aggrandizement
aglossal
agnail
agonistic
agoraphobia
aioli
akimbo
albeit
alimentation
allergenic
allocable
allonym
alluvial
alma mater
alpestrine
althorn
amalgam
ambrosial
ammonite
ammunition
amygdala
anabolic
anaglyphy
analects
analepsis
analgesia
anchorage
ancillary
anemic**
OR anaemic
anent
anglophile
anhinga
anicca
anionic
anise
ankh
anneal
annuity
annulment
anodyne
anonymity
anorak
anserine
antacid
antagonistic
anticipatory
antipathy
antiquarian
antithesis
anxiety
aperture
apiary
aporia
apothecary
apotheosis
apparatus
approbatory
aqueduct
Organized alphabetically, these words are a great place to continue your journey to mastering Words of the
Champions! Words with a single asterisk (*) indicate a primarily British spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are
the preferred spelling. A complete list of the words that were added to this year’s study list can be found on page 40.
noun – garlic
mayonnaise.
did you know?
Vocabulary questions were first introduced as part of the Bee on the written test in 2013.
Oral vocabulary questions were given at the National Competition for the first time in 2021.
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aqueous
aquiclude
arbitrary
arboretum
archaism
archetype
arduous
argot
arietta
armaments
armature
armistice
arpeggio
arraign
arrearage
art brut
artesian
artifice
asado
ascension
ascetic
Asgard
Asiago
aspish
assailant
assiduous
assumption
assure
asthmatic
astral
astringent
astrobleme
astronaut
Astur
asylum
ataxia
Aten
atlatl
atrabilious
atresia
attaché
attributive
attrition
aubergine
auburn
aughts
augment
auklet
aureole
auricular
aurora
auspices
austere
avarice
avifauna
avuncular
B
bacteriolytic
ballyhooed
balsamic
bandicoot
bango
bariatrics
baronetcy
basilica
bastion
Bavarian cream
beatific
beguile
Belgravia
Bellatrix
bellwether
beneficent
benison
bereavement
beret
bermudas
beseech
besieged
besmirch
bethesda
bibliopegist
bicameral
bifurcate
bilaterian
bilbo
billabong
billiards
billingsgate
biltong
binomial
biomimicry
bittern
blastema
blastogenesis
blatant
bloviate
bodega
bodkin
bon
bona fide
bonobo
bonsai
boomslang
boondoggle
borough
bouant
bowsprit
braille
Brandywine
bravado
breviloquence
bric-a-brac
Brigadoon
Broccolini
brockage
brogue
bromide
brontophobia
bruja
bruxism
bubonic
bucatini
bua
bulgogi
bulgur**
OR bulghur
bulwark
bumptious
Bundt
buoyancy
bureau
burglarious
burgoo
busby
adjective –
voluminous.
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C
cabaret
cadge
caducity
caeine
caftan
OR kaftan
calcify
callow
calumet
cambio
cameist
campanology
cancion
candelabrum
cannoli
cantankerous
capillary
capnometer
capstan
capsule
carbohydrates
carcinogenic
cardoon
caricature
carnage
carnitas
carnitine
cartilage
Cassandra
cassock
castellated
castigate
Castilian
castor
cataclysmic
catalepsy
catalina
catalyst
cathect
cathode
cattalo
OR catalo
caudex
causal
caustic
cauterize
cavalcade
cayenne
cellophane
Celsius
cenotaph
centenary
cerebellum
cetology
chamberlain
chancellor
chaperonage
charcuterie
charismatic
château
chemise
Cheshire cat
chevalier
chide
Chihuahua
chimera
OR chimaera*
chinook
chintzy
cholera
cholesterol
chrysalis
chrysolite
chupacabra
churchianity
churros
ciao
cicada
Cincinnati
circadian
circuitous
circumflex
civet
cladistics
clairvoyance
clandestine
clavichord
clemency
cloture
coalescence
coaxation
codswallop
coercive
coeval
cogently
cogitation
cognizant
OR cognisant*
cohesive
cohosh
coiure
colic
collectanea
collegiality
colocate
comanchero
comminatory
commiserative
commissioner
commodious
compendium
con forza
concision
conclave
concordance
conduit
Conestoga
confabulation
congeniality
conglutinant
connivery
consecrate
adjective –
grumpy and
argumentative.
adjectives vs. nouns
“
My word ends with an /us/ sound! How do I know which letters to use?!
”
Here’s a hint: Ask for the part of speech. If it’s a noun, try -us; if it’s an adjective, -ous is a safe bet.
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consequent
constabulary
consternation
constituent
consul
contemptuous
continuum
contrariwise
contrivance
contumelious
Coptic
cordillera
corduroy
coriander
Corinthian
corm
cornea
cornel
cornucopia
corollary
coroner
corpulent
corral
corrosive
corsage
cortex
cozen
credence
credulity
creel
crepuscular
crescive
cribbage
cribble
cribo
crinoline
crith
cruciferous
crustaceans
cryogenic
cudgel
cum laude
cumbersome
cumulus
curmudgeon
cutis
cyanosis
cybernetics
cygnet
cynicism
D
dactylic
Dalmatian
dandle
danseur
danta
darnel
davenport
deathin
debilitate
debutante
deceitful
deceleron
decennial
deciduous
decimation
declamatory
declension
declination
decurion
defiant
deglaciation
déjà vu**
déjà vue
delectable
deleterious
deliquesce
deltoidal
dementia
demerits
demographics
demonstrative
demulcent
denominator
denticulate
depose
depravity
depreciate
depredation
deprivation
derelict
derisive
deserter
desertification
desolate
desultorily
detritus
deuterium
diacritic
diadem
dialysis
Dianthus
diaspora
diathermy
diatonic
dietetic
dihedral
dilapidated
diligence
diluent
dimorphism
dirigible
discombobulate
discomfiture
discountenance
discreetly
discretionary
disembogue
disjunct
Disneyfication
disparate
disproportionate
dissemble
dissipate
dissonance
distraught
divestiture
dodecahedron
dogana
doldrums
dolma
dolmen
domesticity
domiciled
domineering
dopamine
Dorking
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dowager
dowdy
dromic
druid
drumlin
drupiferous
du jour
duchy
duplicitous
durango
dysgraphia
dyspeptic
dystopia
E
ebullience
ectoplasm
eczema
Edenic
educand
eace
eervescent
eux
eraction
eusive
eggcorn
egress
El Niño
embolus
embryo
emeritus
eminent
emissary
emulsify
en masse
ensconced
ensued
entente
environs
epenthesis
epicurean
epidermis
epidural
episcopal
epithet
epitome
epoch
equilibrium
equinox
equivalent
equivocate
eradicate
ermine
errata
erroneous
erstwhile
erubescent
eructation
escarpment
eschew
espousal
estuary
ethanol
étude
eucalyptus
eucrasia
euphonious
europium
eustress
Evactor
evacuees
evanescent
evo-devo
evzone
ewer
ex libris
exaugural
excelsior
excision
execrable
exeunt
exiguous
exodus
exogenous
exorbitant
expatiate
expectorant
expostulate
expugnable
expunge
exsect
extant
extemporaneous
extrapolate
extravasate
extrorse
F
facile
factitious
facundity
fajitas
farcical
fardel
farina
farkleberry
Farsi
farthingale
fatuously
fealty
feckless
fecund
feign
fenestrated
fenster
fervorous
festooned
feudalism
fiat
fibula
fictile
Ficus
fiduciary
adjective – of,
relating to, or in the
form of a racecourse.
noun – any of
several weasels
that have white
fur in winter.
the first bee
In 1925, the first national spelling bee was organized by the Louisville Courier-Journal with a total
of nine spellers. Frank Neuhauser won the championship title after correctly spelling “gladiolus.”
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finial
fipple
firkin
eld
flagellum
flagon
flambé
flaneur
flavedo
flèche
flittern
Florentine
floribunda
floruit
flotsam
FLOTUS
fluoride
focaccia
follicle
fontina
forbivorous
fortissimo
Franciscan
fratority
fraudulent
frazil
freneticism
Freudian
frison
frittata
froufrou
froward
fructiferous
frugivore
fucoid
fugue
fulgent
fulminate
funambulist
fungible
furcula
fusiform
fussbudget
G
galapago
Gallic
galvanize
gambit
ganache
gasiform
gastronome
gaudery
gaur
gelatinous
Gemini
genealogical
geniture
genome
gentilitial
geocaching
geriatric
germane
gibbous
gingivitis
gladiatorial
glareous
glazier
glissando
globular
gluttonous
gnocchi
goji berry
golem
Goliath
goosander
gossamer
Gothamite
grande dame
grandiloquent
grandrelle
graticule
gratis
gravimetry
gravitas
greaves
Gregorian
grissino
groats
grobian
grotesqueness
grouse
gubernatorial
gudgeon
gules
gullibility
gumption
gustatory
H
habeas corpus
habiliments
hackneyed
hagiographer
halibut
Halifax
hallucinate
haplography
harangue
harbinger
harrier
harrumph
Hathor
hauberk
hauteur
Hawaiian
hawok
heinousness
heleoplankton
heliacal
hennery
heptad
hermeneutics
hermetically
herringbone
heterochromia
heterophony
hetman
heuristic
hibernaculum
hierurgical
hinoki
hipsterism
histrionics
Hitchcockian
hoity-toity
holmium
Holocaust
noun – ice crystals
sometimes similar
to slush that
are formed in
turbulent water.
adverb – without
charge : free.
noun – a group
of seven people
or things.
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hologram
Holstein
homeostasis
homester
homiletics
hubris
humerus
humidistat
hummock
Hungary
hydrangea
hydrocortisone
hydrophobia
hydroponic
hypochondria
hypogeous
hypotenuse
hyrax
I
ibex
ibuprofen
Icarian
idiosyncratic
ignominious
illative
illicitly
illustrious
immolate
immortality
impasto
impeachable
impecunious
impediment
imperious
impermeable
impetus
implacable
implicative
impoverish
impresario
impromptu
incinerate
incisiform
incitive
inclement
incoherent
incompetent
incubate
indemnity
indicia
indict
indigent
indistinguishable
indolent
inducement
indulgent
ineable
ineluctable
ineptitude
inerrancy
ingenuous
ingratiate
inimical
injurious
inoculate
insignia
instigate
insuator
interred
interrogative
intersperse
intuitable
inveterate
inviolable
iridescent
irrevocable
Isle Royale
J
jactance
jadeite
jalapeño
jambalaya
jarl
jaundiced
jeepney
jettison
jicama
jiggery-pokery
jimberjawed
jingoism
jitney
jocularity
jubilant
judicious
julienne
Jurassic
justiciable
juvenilia
juxtapose
K
kaiser
kanban
kanji
karst
kerchief
kinesiology
kleptocrat
koto
krausen
krypton
kufi
kugel
kung pao
L
labroid
labyrinthine
laceration
laconic
lacustrine
laity
lambasted
lambently
adjective – having
the form of a tooth
adapted for cutting.
adjective –
expressing gladness
or triumphant joy.
noun – a long
Japanese zither
having 13 silk strings.
did you know?
The Scripps National Spelling Bee was featured in the 2002 Academy Award-nominated
documentary
Spellbound
.
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lambkin
languorous
lanolated
lantana
lapidary
larceny
largesses
larnax
lassitude
latigo
laudatory
laureate
lavender
legalese
legato
legerity
lemniscus
leviathan
liaise
lidocaine
limned
limousine
limpa
limpet
limpid
limpkin
lingua franca
linnet
linstock
lithium
lithophone
litmus
lobotomy
locavore
loch
logarithmic
logographic
lolled
longitude
lorikeet
lossy
lousicide
lovage
luculent
ludicrous
lugubrious
lumen
luthier
lutrine
luxuriate
M
machination
mackerel
macropterous
macular
malapropism
malevolent
malfeasance
malinger
mandrill
mano a mano
manumit
marimba
marionette
marring
marsupial
mastodon
matriculation
mawkish
McCoy
Mecca
medusa
megalomaniac
melamine
melee
melismatic
menagerie
mendacious
mendicity
meningitis
mephitic
merganser
meridian
merino
mesial
Mesopotamian
metaplasia
metastasize
metatarsal
MIDI
millennial
millet
millisecond
millivolt
minacious
minestra
minette
minuscule**
OR miniscule
Miranda
misnomer
mitigative
mitochondria
mochi
modiste
moissanite
mollify
monitory
monochrome
monture
moratorium
mordant
Moroccan
morphological
mortician
Motrin
movimento
muchacha
mulligan
Munich
municipal
musketeers
Mylar
myocarditis
myoglobin
myopic
N
Namibian
nanotechnology
narcoleptic
nautilus
Neapolitan
necrotic
nectarine
neonatology
neoterism
nepotism
netiquette
neuropathy
noun – a person
who eats foods
grown nearby
whenever possible.
adjective – lacking
in foresight or
keenness of insight.
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neuroticism
Newfoundland
nexus
nitrate
nocive
noctambulist
no-goodnik
nomancy
nomenclature
nomophobia
nonage
nonchalance
nonnegotiable
nonvolatile
Norovirus
Nostradamus
notoriety
novemdecillion
noxious
nuance
nubuck
nuciform
nucleated
numerology
nutation
nutria
nuzzer
O
obfuscate
oblique
obloquy
obnebulate
obsecration
obsolete
obstetrician
obstreperous
occipital
occultation
Oceanian
octonocular
octuplicate
odometer
ocinal
okapi
olfactory
olingo
ombudsman
omnilegent
omniscient
onus
oompah
operose
opprobrious
oppugn
Orion
orthogonal
oscitation
osculatory
Osloite
osmosis
osprey
ossicle
ostensibly
osteopath
ottoman
oxalis
P
pagoda
palatable
Paleozoic
palpebral
palpitant
panary
pancetta
pancreas
panegyric
pantomime
papyrus
par excellence
parabola
parameters
paraplegic
parasol
pariah
parliamentary
parochial
parodic
parr
parsimony
particulate
parturient
parvo
pashmina
Patagonia
patella
pathos
patronymic
paucity
peacenik
peculate
pecuniary
pedantry
pelagial
pelerine
pelf
pendragon
pendulous
penitentiary
pepita
per se
peradventure
perceptible
perilous
periodontist
peripheral
periwinkle
permutation
perpetrator
perquisite
perseverance
perspicacious
adjective – related
to breadmaking.
adjective –
stubborn and
defiant often
with a show of
noisy disorder.
noun – divination
by letters.
there’s a first time for everything
Hugh Tosteson was the first winner from outside of the 50 U.S. states. He lived in
Puerto Rico and won in 1975.
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persuasible
pertinacity
pestilence
petroleum
phalanges
phenotype
philosophize
phishing
phlebotomy
phoenix
phonetician
phosphorescent
phraseology
phycology
phylum
Pierre
piety
pilaster
pilcrow
pileus
pilferer
pilosity
pilotage
pinnacle
pinnate
pious
pituitary
placoderm
plagiarism
plainti
planetesimal
plangency
planisphere
planogram
plantain
plantigrade
plaudits
plenipotentiary
plenitude
plentiful
Plumeria
plutonomy
poblano
podsnappery
Podunk
pointelle
politick
pollutant
polonium
poltroon
polyester
polygenous
polypeptide
polysemy
polysyllabic
pomato
pomegranate
Pomeranian
pomology
pompeii
pomposity
pongee
ponti
populace
porcelain
porosity
portentous
portico
posada
posse
possessive
posterity
posthumous
postural
potassium
praxis
prehensile
prelapsarian
preponderance
preposterous
preprandial
presentient
prespinous
prevenient
prima donna
primeval**
OR primaeval
primogeniture
princeps
privatim
privet
probative
procurement
prodigious
profligacy
profundity
proletarian
proliferate
prolix
prolusory
promontory
propinquity
proprietary
proprioceptive
prorogue
prosody
protectorate
protuberant
provenance
proviant
provincial
proviso
psychoanalysis
puchero
pugilist
pugnacious
pulchritude
purvey
pyrite
pyrotechnics
Q
quadriceps
quadrilateral
quadrillion
qualms
quid pro quo
quiddity
quinary
quince
quintessential
quirt
quittance
quotidian
QWERTY
R
rabato
rabbinic
rambla
rambunctious
noun – the
ultimate form
or the essential
nature of
something.
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ramifications
ramson
rankles
rapscallion
raptatorial
rasorial
raucous
reagent
realgar
realm
Realtor
rebarbative
reboation
recipient
reciprocity
reconcilable
reconnoiter**
OR reconnoitre
recreant
recriminatory
recumbent
recusancy
redolent
refrigerant
refugium
regalia
reggae
regicide
regnal
regurgitate
reimbursable
reminiscent
remonstrance
remuda
remuneration
renegotiate
renitency
reparations
repartee
repentant
repercussion
repository
reprieve
reprisal
Requiem
requisition
resilience
resplendence
restitutory
résumé
resuscitate
retinol
retinoscopy
retrocedence
retrodict
retrograde
revenant
reverberant
rhapsody
rhizome
rhythmically
ricochet
rictus
rigatoni
ritziness
rollicking
Romano
rosin
roustabout
Rubicon
rudiments
rugose
ruminate
rustication
S
sabbatical
sabermetrics
sabotage
sacrament
sacrosanct
sailage
salience
saltatory
sapphire
sardonic
sarmentum
sartorial
sashay
saturnine
sauger
scarab
scarlatina
scenographer
schism
schnell
schooner
scintillation
sclerosis
scrivener
scrumptiously
scumble
scuppers
scythe
secant
secession
sedentary
sedge
sedum
seethe
senecio
seneschal
senna
sensei
septennial
sepulchral
sequential
seraphic
serrated
sesame
settee
severance
shaman
verb – to bring,
forcefully impel,
or pour back out
again.
archaic or obsolete? not here.
The Bee doesn’t include words labeled obsolete or archaic in competition lists, and you won’t find any in
2024 Words of the Champions
either. Why? Because they’re just not used that often. Words labeled obsolete
are found in literature but have not been part of standard English since 1755; words labeled archaic are only
used rarely or in special contexts such as prayers or poetry since 1755. Why 1755? That was the year that the
first really large and comprehensive dictionary was published in London by Samuel Johnson.
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shar-pei
shazam
shebang
sheldrake
shenanigans
Shetland
shirk
shoji
sieve
simpatico
simultaneity
singultus
sirenian
Sirius
slalom
slumgullion
smellfungus
smithereens
snell
sobersides
sobriety
solon
somatotype
somniloquy
soothsayer
sophomoric
soppiness
sousaphone
Spaniel
spathe
speciation
spectrometer
spinosity
spiracle
spirulina
splenetic
sponsalia
spontaneity
sprightliness
sprue
spurious
stagflation
staid
stalwart
stanchion
statistician
statuesque
statusy
stegosaur
steinkirk
OR steenkirk
stellular
steppe
stevia
stigmata
stimuli
stipulate
stratification
stratocracy
stratosphere
striation
stricture
stridency
Styrofoam
subliminal
subluxated
submersible
subrident
subsequent
subsistence
subterranean
subtlety
subversive
succumb
succussion
suet
surage
Sumatran
summoned
superficiality
superstitious
supine
supplicate
supremacy
surcease
surety
surmountable
surrealist
suture
sycophant
syllabus
sylph
symmetrical
symposium
syndicate
syntonize
syntrophism
syringe
T
tabernacle
tableau
tabulate
taciturn
tae kwon do
tai chi
talisman
tamworth
tangerine
tantrum
tapioca
tappet
tarantula
tarlatan**
OR tarleton
Tasmanian
taverna
taxonomic
tectonic
teemed
telepathic
telmatology
temblor
temerity
tempestuous
tempura
tenaciously
tenement
tensile
tentacled
tepidity
tercentenary
terminus
terra-cotta
terrarium
tetanus
Thailand
theomachy
theorem
theosophy
theriatrics
noun – someone
who tends to find
fault in others.
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thoracic
thoroughbred
thrasonical
thwartwise
thyme
tibia
tiany
tin
Tinseltown
titian
titration
tomfoolery
tommyrot
tomography
tongue
toorie
topgallant
topiary
toploftical
toponymic
torsion
tortoise
tosh
toties quoties
toxicosis
tractability
traiteur
transcend
transducer
transhumance
transience
transmissibility
transmontane
transpiration
transposable
trapezoid
travails
treadle
trefoil
trellis
tremulous
trepanation
trepidation
triage
tributary
trice
tricenary
triceratops
triforium
trigeminal
triglycerides
trillium
triste
trituration
trophic
Truckee
truncheon
tsk-tsked
tubular
tumpline
tungsten
turbinado
turducken
turgor
turken
turophile
turpentine
tussock
tutelage
tutti-frutti
twain
twang
tympanum
typhlology
U
ufology
Ukrainian
ulna
umbilical
umbrage
una corda
unchristened
unctuous
ungetatable
unilaterally
univocal
unmoored
unremitting
unscathed
untenable
upbraid
upsilon
ursine
usurper
utilitarian
uveal
uvula
V
vaccination
vacillate
vagabonds
vague
vainglorious
valedictorian
valerian
valiant
valuator
vandalize
vanguard
vanquish
vantage
varicose
variegated
Vatican
vaudeville
veganism
vegetarian
vehemence
vehicular
vendage
veneer
noun – complete
foolishness or
nonsense.
noun – the inner
of the two bones
of the forearm.
older than sliced bread
The first national spelling bee was held in 1925. That makes us
older than sliced bread, bubble gum and even trampolines.
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venerable
vengeance
venial
venomous
ventail
ventricle
ventriloquy
veracity
verbena
verism
veritable
vermicide
vernal
vertigo
vespertine
vestibule
vetiver
vetoed
vicarious
vice versa
vicenary
viceroy
victimology
vigil
vincible
virga
virulence
vis-à-vis
viscidity
vitriolic
volary
OR volery
volatile
volition
volucrine
volumetric
Vulcan
W
wallaby
Walter Mitty
widdershins
wilco
wobbulator
woebegone
wolfsbane
wootz
Y
yabbies
yardang
yawmeter
Yorkshire
Z
zazen
zeitgeist
zeppelin
zirconium
zocalo
zoetic
zoolatry
zowie
zurna
zydeco
zygote
noun – a traditional
Middle Eastern
woodwind instrument.
noun – a worker in
metals; especially:
a blacksmith.
plural noun – small
burrowing crayfish that
live in most Australian
creeks and water holes.
adverb –
counterclockwise.
The Bee’s Bookshelf
The Bee’s Bookshelf is the ocial online book club of the Scripps
National Spelling Bee. It’s a place to explore the connection between
stories and spelling. Each month, we read a new book together and
share insights, so sign up to receive our monthly emails to find out
which book is next. Visit spellingbee.com/book-club to learn more.
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diculty level: three bee
school spelling bee study list
tripe
slakes
Illinois
commandments
contagion
decibels
repose
nondescript
expulsion
Laundromat
pervading
malnutrition
tunic
extravagant
innards
acclimate
recede
indignant
wok
categorically
demure
chasm
hitherto
horticulture
magistrates
sprocket
punctually
dynasty
koi
incense
incited
deficiencies
incarnated
pews
malicious
interstellar
petticoat
insuerable
spawned
gorilla
quarry
kung fu
steeds
destitution
patronize
OR patronise*
dilute
societal
uncanny
communing
deadpan
arable
surfactant
nitrogen
paralysis
metronome
attorney
snivel
contemptible
altimeter
jugular
insolent
aura
propitious
ellipsis
thyroid
elongated
lasso**
OR lassoo
incandescent
bureaucrats
refuge
shoal
perpendicularity
antechamber
jeopardy
sauna
conciliatory
forsook
boba
animatronics
frijoles
minimus
senescent
secreted
aspirin
aptitude
Chicana
bilge
simultaneously
Copenhagen
Bunsen burner
defoliant
aerosol
Ramadan**
OR Ramadhan
The seventh and eighth-grade words from the 2024 School Spelling Bee Study List. Words with a single asterisk (*)
indicate a primarily British spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are the preferred spelling.
noun – a state
of resting after
activity or
strain.
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Bee on social media. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Use #spellingbee to join the conversation.
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photosynthesis
malignant
matterhorn
divot
pixels
antonyms
Trinidadian
mangels
nopales
Gilgamesh
conjunto
Sumerian
pinyin
Taoism**
OR Daoism
lymphoma
scandium
dendrochronology
palomino**
OR palamino
retinitis pigmentosa
fens
haw
peplos**
OR peplus
moira
Erlenmeyer flask
Samian
luciferin
megaron
sphagnum
pronaos
craquelure
Macao
OR Macau
silicon
Albuquerque
Mumbai
turquoise**
OR turquois
Assam
lanthanides
antimony
amphoras
hypocaust
avens
grebe
pipette**
OR pipet
leks
pullets
Macedonia
centrifuge
coleus
Tetrazzini
Pleiades
coccidiosis
rooibos tea
Versailles
meitnerium
Okefenokee
Popocatepetl
Shaanxi
noun – a
legendary
Sumerian king
and hero of
a particular
long narrative
poem.
plural noun –
ancient Greek jars or
vases having large
oval bodies, narrow
cylindrical necks,
and two handles.
our namesake
Although the first national spelling bee occurred
in 1925, it wasn’t until 1941 that Scripps-Howard
Newspapers, now known as The E.W. Scripps
Company, assumed leadership of the program.
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diculty level: three bee
Words of the Champions
A
à fond
à la grecque
a posteriori
ab aeterno
abaculus
abraum
acacia
accordatura
acerola
acetaminophen
acetone
acharya
Achernar
acicula
acidophilus
acoel
acrogeria
acropachy
ad nauseam
adiabatic
adieu
adscititious
Aegilops
aegrotat
aerophilatelic
aes rude
Aesir
ache
ageusia
agitprop
Aglaia
agrypnia
ague
ahimsa
ahuatle
Ahuehuete
Ahura Mazda
ailette
aistopod
Aitutakian
ajimez
akaryote
akkum
alate
alcarraza
Alfvén
alleluiatic
allochroous
almuerzo
alouatte
alpargata
altazimuth
amaryllis
amour propre
amphistylar
amuse-gueule
anabathmoi
anaphylaxis
anathema
ancien régime
andouille
anemone
angiitis
aniseikonia
Anno Hegirae
anomaliped
anosognosia
antenatus
Antigua
Apabhramsa
ape-ape
aperçu
aphasia
Apistogramma
apocryphal
apophyge
Apostolici
Appaloosa
appetitost
après
Aramaic
Ardhamagadhi
Ardipithecus
ardoise
arenaceous
aretalogy
as nas
ascites
astaxanthin
Asura
asylee
attacca
au bleu
au courant
au jus
avgolemono
azotea
azulejo
Organized alphabetically, these words are a great place to complete your journey of mastering Words of the
Champions! Words with a single asterisk (*) indicate a primarily British spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are
the preferred spelling. A complete list of the words that were added to this year’s study list can be found on page 40.
noun – a chicken
soup made with
egg yolks and
lemon juice.
home sweet home
While many people think the Bee is headquartered in Washington, D.C., our hive
is actually located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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B
baccate
bagwyn
bahr
bahuvrihi
bailiwick
balata
balbriggan
baleen
banh mi
Barnumesque
Bartókian
Barylambda
bas-relief
batamote
battue
Baucis
bauxite
bavardage
Beauceron
beaumontage
Beaux arts
beccafico
Bêche-de-Mer
becquerel
ben trovato
Beowulf
berceuse
bergère
Bernoulli eect
bêtise
betony
beurre
Bezier curve
bhangra
bhikshuni
bibelot
bibimbap
bisbigliando
bismillah
blatherskite
blottesque
bobolink
Boise
Bolognese
boniface
bordereaux
Bosc
bouclé
boudin
bouillon
boulevardier
boutade
boutonniere
bozzetto
Braeburn
brouhaha
brume
bruschetta
buccal
buñuelo
Bunyanesque
Burkinabe
C
cabochon
ca’canny
cacaxte
cachexia
cacoëthes
Caerphilly
cahiers
caique
cairn
caisson
calabash
calamondin
calligram
caló
calusar
calvities
camarilla
Camembert
canaille
cantatrice
caprifig
Caracas
carcajou
carrageenan**
OR carrageenin
OR carragheenin
Carrickmacross
cartouches
caryatid
Casimir eect
Castalia
catachresis
cataphora
catarrh
catjang
cavalletti
caveola
cephalopod
cermet
chalaza
Chalcolithic
champignon
Charon
chastushka
chasuble
cheongsam
chèvre
chicanery
chopine
chorten
choucroute
ciénaga**
OR cienega
ciliopathy
cioppino
cire perdue
cirri
clerihew
cobalamin
coccygeal
colcannon
noun – a small
American songbird
that resembles the
blackbird.
on a global scale
At just 12 years old, Jody-Anne Maxwell from Kingston, Jamaica was
our first international champion. She won the Bee in 1998.
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colloque
colporteur**
OR colporter
colubrine
concatenate
connoisseur
consanguine
consigliere
consommé
contrapposto
contretemps
copernicium
corrigenda
corybantic
coterie
cotoneaster
coulibiac
coulisse
coulrophobia
coup de grace
courgette
couverture
creances
crokinole
croquembouche
croquignole
croustade
cryptozoa
cushag
cynocephali
D
daguerreotype
Darjeeling
darmstadtium
de rigueur
decastich
degauss
Deimos
Delmarva Peninsula
demitasse
démodé
demurrage
Déné
dengue
dentifrice
derring-do
Deseret
desiccate
Devanagari
dghaisa
dhole
dhurrie
diapason
diaphanous
diastole
Djibouti
dragée
drahthaar
Dubhe
Dubuque
duello
duxelles
dvandva
Dvorak
dysphasia
dysrhythmia
E
ecchymosis
echelon
echinoderm
edamame
eete
eeurage
Egeria
eisteddfod
élan
eleemosynary
eluate
embouchure
emollient
emolument
emphysema
ennui
Enoch Arden
enoki
epideictic
epistemology
epixylous
Equatoguinean
Erewhonian
Eris
erythroblast
Esau
escarole
escheator
esclandre
escritoire
espadrille
espalier
espial
esplanade
estancia
estovers
estrepe
ethylene
étouée
eudiometer
Euroclydon
exchequer
F
farfalle
farouche
farrago
fatshedera
fauchard
Feldenkrais
fellahin**
OR fellaheen
fêng shui
ferruginous
fête champêtre
fetticus
fibromyalgia
Firbolg
flehmen
force majeure
Formica
foudroyant
frabjous
fracas
funori
furan
Furneaux
furuncle
G
gabarit
gabbro
plural noun –
fine lines used
to leash a hawk
during training.
noun – a typing
keyboard with
frequently used
letters placed
centrally.
noun – a Welsh
competitive
festival of the
arts especially
in singing.
plural noun – an
ancient group of
people in Ireland.
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gae
OR ga
gagaku
Gaia
gaillardia
Galahad
galatea
galena
gallivat
galoot
gambol
Gaspesian
gasthaus
gattine
Geatish
gegenschein
gendarme
genet
gesellschaft
giallolino
ginglymus
Gippsland
glabella
glacis
glengarry
glyceraldehyde
goanna
Gondwana
graywacke
griot
Groenendael
Gruyère
guan
guapena
Guarnerius
guayabera
guerite
guichet
Guidonian
Gurmukhi
gyascutus
gyokuro
gypsophila
gypsum
H
halala
OR halalah
halcyon
Hamtramck
hangul
haupia
hebdomadal
Hebrides
hei-tiki
hellebore
hemorrhage
henotheism
hepatectomy
Herodotean
hiortdahlite
Hippolyta
hirsute
hoi polloi
holobenthic
hominin
homoscedasticity
hordeolum
hsaing-waing
Hsia
Huallaga
huerta
Humboldt
hutia**
OR jutia
hypaethral
hyssop
hysteresis
hysteron proteron
I
ichthyology
icosahedron
ikat
ikebana
immie
in medias res
in silico
incunabula
inglenook
ingot
insouciance
integument
internecine
interregnum
Inugsuk
Inuk
isagoge
Ishihara test
isosceles
ivermectin
J
jai alai
jalousie
janthina
jasmone
je ne sais quoi
jerboa
joropo
Jumada
Jungian
K
kakapo
kaleidoscope
kalimba
kalopanax
Kannada
kapparah
katakana
katana
kathakali
noun – any of a
variety of yellow
pigments.
plural noun –
ordinary people :
multitude, masses.
noun – either of
two months of
the Islamic year.
noun – a member
of the Inuit people.
the history of silent letters
What’s up with all those silent letters?! The word “debt,” for example, comes from a Latin word
debita
,
which comes from
debitum
, meaning “debt.” French borrowed the word and dropped the “b,” but a few
hundred years after the word passed to English, we put the “b” back in to make it closer to the original
Latin. Why? Probably just to make it look more “classical,” but it sure does make it harder to spell!
s
h
h
h
!
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kepi
Keplerian
kerril
Keynesian
kichel
kipuka
Kitksan
kiva
Kjeldahl
kobold
koh-i-noor
Koine
koji
korrigan
krewe
kriegspiel
Kuiper Belt
kwashiorkor
kyphoplasty
L
La Tène
laccolith
lanceolate
langrage
laterigrade
Latinxua
lebensraum
leberwurst
lebkuchen
lecithin
lefse
lierre
ligas
lilliputian
limaçon
Llullaillaco
lobscouse
loess**
OR löss
logothete
lokelani
louche
loupe
luftmensch
lunulae
M
macaque
macchiato
macigno
mackinaw
macushla
mademoiselle
maillot
majuscule
Makgadikgadi Pans
malaise
Mandelbrot set
mandorla
mandragora
mange-tout
mangonel
Manu
maquillage
Marathi
marcel
marcescent
maringouin
martinoe
mascarpone
mässig
mediobrome
medulla
megacephalic
megrims
meiosis
mele
mellifluous
Menaia
meringue
Metonic cycle
microfiche
millegrain
Mirach
miscible
mittimus
moiety
mondegreen
MOOC
moraine
moribund
morion
mortadella
motherumbung
mozo
muesli
mufti
muktuk
muliebrity
Muzak
myeloma
N
Nabal
nacelle
nahcolite
naïveté
naricorn
Naugahyde
naumachia
neem
neophyte
Ner Tamid
nescience
Nethinim
Nicoise
nictitate
nidicolous
nimiety
niminy-piminy
nisi
nival
ni-Vanuatu
niveau
nodosity
nonpareil
notturno
noumenon
nouveau
Novanglian
nudibranch
nyctinasty
O
obeisant
odontiasis
oeuvre
ogival
noun – liver
sausage.
noun – a collection
of earth and stones
carried and finally
deposited by a
glacier.
adjective –
absurdly nice:
ridiculously
delicate: finicky.
noun – an Asiatic
sea snake.
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olecranon
oleiculture
onomatopoeia
onychorrhexis
oolite
oopuhue
Oort cloud
oppidan
Orinoco
ormolu
orogeny
orphéon
oryx
ostium
otiose
Ouagadougou
oud
outré
oviparous
oxyacetylene
P
pachyderm
paella
pahoehoe
palaver
palooka
pampootie
panacea
Panathenaea
Panchen Lama
panettone
panjandrum
pannose
papillon
pappardelle
parallax
paramahamsa
pareidolia
Parmentier
parquet
parterre
pas seul
pasilla
pastitsio
patois
Patripassianism
pejorate
pekoe
Pepysian
perciatelli
perianth
petechia
Philistine
philopatry
phloem
phlox
Phobos
photovoltaic
piatti
piccata
pierrot
piloncillo
pinniped
piscivorous
pistou
Plantagenet
pneumatocyst
pochoir
podagra
point d’appui
Ponzi
portmanteau
portugais
porwigle
pot-au-feu
pothos
potpourri
pou sto
poudre B
prajna
pralltriller
pratique
prêt-à-porter
prion
Promethean
promyshlennik
pruritus
psalmody
pschent
psoriasis
ptyxis
pudibund
puerilely
pylorus
Pythagorean
Pyxis
Q
qiyas
Quaoar
quasar
quattrocento
Quito
quokka
quonk
Quonset
R
raclette
raesia
rajpramukh
ranunculus
rapparee
rapprochement
Rastafarian
Rayleigh wave
realpolitik
recamier
redingote
rembrandt
rennet
renvoi
noun – a
tadpole.
noun – a small,
stocky wallaby with a
reddish-brown coat
and a short tail.
noun – a
lightweight
woman’s coat that
is belted with the
front open.
noun – brass made
to imitate gold and
used for furniture
and other decorative
purposes.
it’s all Greek to me
We often get questions about why we use words that may not appear to be English.
Most words in the English language are words that we borrowed from other languages.
We borrowed them, used them and now call them our own.
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rescissible
revanche
reveille
rhododendron
rhyton
rinceau
risorgimento
risposta
rissole
Robigalia
rocaille
roi fainéant
rond de jambe
rondeau
ronin
rooseveltite
rosemaling
roseola
rouille
rubaiyat
rubato
rubefacient
ruelle
runcible spoon
rupicolous
ruscus
rutabaga
ryas
Ryeland
Ryukyu
S
saccharide
saeta
Sagittarius
sakura
salmagundi**
OR salmagundy
sambal
samsara
Sangamon
sangfroid
sannyasi
Saoshyant
Sapporo
savoir faire
Sbrinz
scaberulous
scagliola
Schedar
scheera
sciatica
sciolistic
scla
scobiform
scrofula
scurrilous
seine
selah
semaphore
seraya
serin
sesquipedalian
sessile
seton
Sfax
sforzando
Shawwal
Shiba Inu
shubunkin
silique
Sir Roger de Coverley
Skeltonic
skerrick
smriti**
OR smrti
soirée
sororal
sorrel
sostenuto
souchong
sous vide
spiedini
spodumene
sprechstimme
sravaka
stevedore
Strelitzia
stretto
Strigolniki
strogano
struthious
stupa
sturnine
stygian
styptic
succès fou
succorance
OR succourance*
Sufi
supercilious
surimi
surreptitious
svarabhakti
Svengali
sybaritic
synanthrope
syncope
T
taal
tachycardia
tachyon
taedium vitae
tamarack
tamari
tambour
tam-o’-shanter
tanager
tandoori
tannined
taoiseach
tapetum
tardigrade
tarpaulin
taurine
Tchefuncte
Tegucigalpa
telamon
teledu
telegnosis
temalacatl
tempeh
teneramente
terai
teraphim
teratism
terra nullius
noun – the
introduction of a
vowel sound in
Sanskrit especially
between r or l and a
following consonant.
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W
wabeno
Waf
wahine
Wampanoag
wapiti
wassail
weka
weltschmerz
Wensleydale
wentletrap
whippoorwill
whydah**
OR whidah
wigan
wildebeest
witch of Agnesi
wushu
X
xerogel
xiphias
xyloglyphy
Y
yakitori
yosenabe
yttriferous
yuga
yuloh
yuzu
Z
zacate
zaibatsu
Zamboni
Zanni
zapateado
Zdarsky tent
zemi
zimocca
zortzico
zugzwang
Terre Haute
tessitura
tetrachoric
Teutonic
thalassic
theca
Theravada
thimerosal
Thomism
thuluth
tic douloureux
tikka
tikkun
tilleul
tinamou
tinnient
tintinnabulary
tiramisu
tmesis
toccata
toey
toile
Tok Pisin
tokonoma
tomahawk
tomalley
tonsillitis
topazolite
toque
toreutics
torii
toril
tourelle
tournedos
towhee
trichinosis
triduum
trillado
triquetra
triskelion
tristeza
trochee
trompe l’oeil
trous-de-loup
trouvaille
tryptophan
tsukupin
tullibee
turmeric
tusche
Typhoean
U
ubi sunt
ubiquinone
ullage
ululate
unakite
unguiculate
uraeus
urushiol
ushabti
Ushuaia
usufruct
V
varicella
velouté
verisimilitude
vermeil
Véronique
vexillologist
viaticum
vicissitudes
vigneron
vignette
vilipend
villi
vinaceous
vinaigrette
vitiate
vituperative
vizierial
noun – a white
cheese that is
eaten fresh prior
to preserving.
noun – wood
sculpting that is
artistic in nature.
noun – a soup made
of vegetables and
seafood in broth.
noun – the need
to make a move in
chess when it is not
to one’s advantage.
noun – a whitefish of
central and northern
North America.
noun – an opaque
igneous rock flecked
with green, black,
pink, and white that is
used as a gemstone.
noun – a
specialist in the
study of flags.
did you know?
The Scripps National Spelling Bee has declared co-champions in 1950, 1957, 1962,
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. In fact, in 2019 we had octo-champs!
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Words that are new this year!
A
abashed
abject
ablation
aboriginal
abraum
acclaim
acidophilus
acupuncture
addendum
addition
admonition
adnate
advection
ache
aliate
agility
agrypnia
alienate
alimentation
analects
anionic
anise
anklet
anneal
anniversary
anomaliped
anosognosia
ape-ape
appetitost
arrearage
Asiago
astronaut
asylee
atrabilious
attrition
B
baccate
bagwyn
become
billingsgate
birdie
bisbigliando
boarders
bon
Boise
boogie-woogie
Braeburn
breathtaking
Broccolini
broil
bumblebee
busby
C
caducity
caique
calamondin
calcify
calvities
cancion
candid
cardoon
carrageenan**
OR carrageenin
OR carragheenin
cathode
catnap
caudex
cello
chamberlain
ciénaga**
OR cienega
cloture
coach
cogitation
comminatory
commiserative
compelling
concision
confabulation
conglutinant
consideration
convention
copperhead
Coptic
corm
coroner
credit
cynicism
D
daisy
decimation
declination
decurion
delectable
Delmarva Peninsula
dghaisa
diathermy
diatonic
With each edition of Words of the Champions, 20% of the words are replaced with brand new words!
This includes each year’s new School Spelling Bee Study List, but it also includes words at the One, Two and
Three Bee levels of Words of the Champions. Below is the complete list of this year’s newly added words that
are not also on the School Spelling Bee Study List. Words with a single asterisk (*) indicate a primarily British
spelling. Words with a double asterisk (**) are the preferred spelling.
Please note: These words are included in the full list in the previous pages. We’ve compiled them here for you
for ease of studying.
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dihedral
dimorphism
disaster
disjunct
diversion
drahthaar
dribbles
dromic
druid
drumlin
dysgraphia
E
eagerly
earmark
editorial
eisteddfod
ellipse
endearing
ensued
epistemology
epixylous
eructation
eucrasia
europium
evzone
excelsior
exeunt
explode
extradition
extraordinaire
extrorse
F
facundity
fadeaway
fardel
farthingale
feeble
fenster
fiat
fictile
finial
fipple
flight
flittern
flummery
folate
folly
foozle
foppery
forbivorous
fribble
fundamental
fusiform
fussbudget
G
gaer
gaggle
galley
Gallic
gardenesque
gargle
genet
geniture
gizzard
Gondwana
grapple
gravimetry
gravitas
guapena
H
habitual
Hamtramck
hatchet
hennery
henotheism
Hitchcockian
hoagies
holmium
horseradish
howler
hypaethral
hysteresis
I
immortality
incisiform
incitive
income
incubate
indistinguishable
influential
insuator
Inugsuk
J
jammer
jaundiced
jerboa
K
kazoo
kenning
koji
kriegspiel
L
labroid
laccolith
lambently
langrage
larnax
latigo
limelight
limned
limpet
limpkin
one dictionary to rule them all
The only source for the spelling of words given in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
is Merriam-Webster Unabridged (http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com).
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linstock
lunulae
lutrine
M
macigno
madrigal
Makgadikgadi Pans
marring
metaplasia
Michigander
millet
millisecond
minestra
minette
mockery
modality
modem
modify
monture
morion
muliebrity
musings
myocarditis
N
naricorn
Norovirus
nozzles
nuzzer
O
obsecration
oopuhue
operose
Orinoco
oscitation
ostium
overtures
P
paginate
palooka
pannose
paraplegic
passage
pastime
perciatelli
perianth
periodontist
photovoltaic
piatti
pinnate
plantigrade
plentiful
podsnappery
polygenous
prajna
pralltriller
pratique
prelapsarian
preprandial
primogeniture
proliferate
prolusory
promyshlennik
prosody
proviant
proxy
ptyxis
purvey
Q
quirt
Quito
R
rankles
rapparee
rapscallion
rasorial
reagent
recanted
reconsider
recovery
refugium
remuda
renegotiate
renewable
renitency
rigatoni
rosemaling
ruscus
S
sannyasi
sarmentum
scandal
schnell
sci-fi
scobiform
sedum
seller
senna
sensei
sensory
September
shaggy
sloop
snell
solidity
solon
solvency
sorbet
speciation
sponsalia
sprechstimme
stance
steampunk
steinkirk
OR steenkirk
stowaway
stratocracy
Styrofoam
subluxated
subsistence
subversive
succorance
OR succourance*
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sux
Sufi
sybaritic
syntonize
syntrophism
T
tamworth
telmatology
tendency
terra nullius
theosophy
thrift
tikka
tilleul
titration
toastmaster
traiteur
transducer
transpiration
treadle
treasury
triage
trinkets
trophic
tubers
tumpline
tunnel
turducken
tutorial
twain
twang
typhlology
U
uppercut
usufruct
V
valerian
veneer
ventail
viceroy
vigil
vinaceous
viscidity
W
Wampanoag
wealthy
whydah**
OR whidah
wimple
Y
yawl
yawmeter
yore
Z
zapateado
Zoetic
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vocabulary: one bee, a-z
alpaca – noun – a South American mammal that resembles a llama.
botany – noun – the science of plants.
conch – noun – an edible marine mollusk with a large spiral shell.
domino – noun – a small dotted slab that together with other such slabs is used to play a game.
elusive – adjective – hard to catch.
flipperling – noun – a small animal with broad flat limbs adapted for swimming (as a baby seal).
giggle – verb – to laugh in a silly manner.
husk – noun – one of the leaves enveloping an ear of corn.
ignite – verb – to set on fire.
jersey – noun – a soft knitted fabric used for making clothing, especially sportswear.
kudos – noun – praise given for some achievement.
limelight – noun – the center of public attention.
maritime – adjective – of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea.
nuggets – plural noun – small usually round-shaped pieces of food.
oblong – adjective – having a shape that is elongated beyond a square or circle.
partridge – noun – a medium-sized, short-winged game bird with short legs and neck.
quirky – adjective – full of peculiarities.
restive – adjective – marked by fidgety or uneasy behavior.
salivate – verb – to produce an excessive amount of drool.
trumpet – noun – a brass instrument with a flared bell and three buttons pressed to make
dierent notes.
New this year, we’ve selected 26 of our favorite words from the One Bee section of Words of Champions
(one for each letter of the alphabet) and included their definitions throughout this study guide. Below, you
can find all of those definitions in one helpful place.
Want more vocabulary? Download the FREE Word Club app today to find definitions like these for all
4,000 Words of the Champions words.
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usher – noun – someone who escorts people to seats at a gathering.
vicinity – noun – neighborhood.
windbaggery – noun – pompous meaningless talk.
yammer – verb – to talk rapidly, for a long time, and often loudly.
zither – noun – an instrument that has a shallow horizontal soundboard topped with 30 to 40
strings that are typically plucked by a performer.
piecing it together
A root can be a simple stand-alone word all by itself (like Greek
para
meaning
“alongside”) or a root can also be a word’s core piece having a clearly identifiable
meaning that, with the help of a sux or prefix, makes a stand-alone word. Think
about Dev Shah’s 2023 winning word: “psammophile”. The first part of this word
contains the Greek root
psamm-
meaning “sand.” The second part of Dev’s word
contains the Greek root
-phil
from the Greek word philos meaning “beloved, dear,
loving.” Put that together and… can you guess what the word means?
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vocabulary: two bee, a-z
aioli – noun – garlic mayonnaise.
bouant – adjective – voluminous.
cantankerous – adjective – grumpy and argumentative.
dromic – adjective – of, relating to, or in the form of a racecourse.
ermine – noun – any of several weasels that have white fur in winter.
frazil – noun – ice crystals sometimes similar to slush that are formed in turbulent water.
gratis – adverb – without charge : free.
heptad – noun – a group of seven people or things.
incisiform – adjective – having the form of a tooth adapted for cutting.
jubilant – adjective – expressing gladness or triumphant joy.
koto – noun – a long Japanese zither having 13 silk strings.
locavore – noun – a person who eats foods grown nearby whenever possible.
myopic – adjective – lacking in foresight or keenness of insight.
nomancy – noun – divination by letters.
obstreperous – adjective – stubborn and defiant often with a show of noisy disorder.
panary – adjective – related to breadmaking.
quiddity – noun – the ultimate form or the essential nature of something.
regurgitate – verb – to bring, forcefully impel, or pour back out again.
smellfungus – noun – someone who tends to find fault in others.
tommyrot – noun – complete foolishness or nonsense.
ulna – noun – the inner of the two bones of the forearm.
Vulcan – noun – a worker in metals; especially: a blacksmith.
widdershins – adverb – counterclockwise.
yabbies – plural noun – small burrowing crayfish that live in most Australian creeks and water holes.
zurna – noun – a traditional Middle Eastern woodwind instrument.
New this year, we’ve selected 26 of our favorite words from the Two Bee section of Words of
Champions (one for each letter of the alphabet) and included their definitions throughout
this study guide. Below, you can find all of those definitions in one helpful place.
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vocabulary: three bee, a-z
avgolemono – noun – a chicken soup made with egg yolks and lemon juice.
bobolink – noun – a small American songbird that resembles the blackbird.
creances – plural noun – fine lines used to leash a hawk during training.
Dvorak – noun – a typing keyboard with frequently used letters placed centrally.
eisteddfod – noun – a Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in singing.
Firbolg – plural noun – an ancient group of people in Ireland.
giallolino – noun – any of a variety of yellow pigments.
hoi polloi – plural noun – ordinary people : multitude, masses.
Inuk – noun – a member of the Inuit people.
Jumada – noun – either of two months of the Islamic year.
kerril – noun – an Asiatic sea snake.
leberwurst – noun – liver sausage.
moraine – noun – a collection of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier.
niminy-piminy – adjective – absurdly nice : ridiculously delicate : finicky.
ormolu – noun – brass made to imitate gold and used for furniture and other decorative purposes.
porwigle – noun – a tadpole.
quokka – noun – a small, stocky wallaby with a reddish-brown coat and a short tail.
redingote – noun – a lightweight woman’s coat that is belted with the front open.
New this year, we’ve selected 26 of our favorite words from the Three Bee section of Words of
Champions (one for each letter of the alphabet) and included their definitions throughout this
study guide. Below, you can find all of those definitions in one helpful place.
consonants 101
Not sure whether the word has one consonant or two? Check to see if the word has a
sux, such as a verb that has been conjugated. These words often – but not always! –
have a doubled consonant before that sux. “The speckled frog
hopped
o the log while
the horse
plodded
down the lane and the train
chugged
down the tracks.” In each of
these cases, the vowel before the doubled letter is a short sound. Can you spot others like
this, and some that have long vowel sounds and do not double that consonant?
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svarabhakti – noun – the introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and
a following consonant.
tullibee – noun – a whitefish of central and northern North America.
unakite – noun – an opaque igneous rock flecked with green, black, pink, and white that is used
as a gemstone.
vexillologist – noun – a specialist in the study of flags.
Wensleydale – noun – a white cheese that is eaten fresh prior to preserving.
xyloglyphy – noun – wood sculpting that is artistic in nature.
yosenabe – noun – a soup made of vegetables and seafood in broth.
zugzwang – noun – the need to make a move in chess when it is not to one’s advantage.
all about the schwa
a
i
u
y
o
e
Be like a schwa – never stressed! Except that when you’re a speller, a schwa
can really stress you out! Why? A schwa is pronounced “uh” and in spelling
can be any vowel: a, e, i, o, u or y. That can make a word pretty tough to
spell. If you ask for the word’s language of origin, you can try using that to
help you out. If your word is from Greek, you might want to try an ‘o’ for that
schwa, like in “bacteriolytic”!
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themed
lists,
games
and
puzzles
New this year, we hope the activities and lists below will provide you
with a more engaging way to interact with and study the Words of
the Champions. All of the words in the lists and games that follow
appear in this year’s edition of Words of the Champions. Enjoy!
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themed lists
ologies
foods
1. phycology
2. phraseology
3. nanotechnology
4. anthropology
5. numerology
6. neonatology
7. campanology
1. chowder
2. crumpet
3. hazelnut
4. paella
5. rutabaga
6. frittata
7. jalapeño
Ology means “a branch of knowledge” or “the study of.” Check out
these words that all end in -ology. What do you think they mean?
You better make yourself a snack while you’re
studying this list of food-related words!
8. ufology
9. victimology
10. ichthyology
11. kinesiology
12. cetology
13. pomology
8. jambalaya
9. tapioca
10. edamame
11. tiramisu
12. gnocchi
13. strogano
14. ganache
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themed lists
animals
music
1. flounder
2. ewe
3. caterpillar
4. bonobo
5. tortoise
6. mackerel
7. alpaca
8. macaw
9. cicada
10. lorikeet
1. harmonious
2. trumpet
3. con forza
4. mambo
5. cantor
6. sousaphone
7. cadence
Lions and tigers and…alpacas, oh my! Check out this
list of animals found in Words of the Champions.
Did you know that many of the spellers at the National Competition
are also accomplished musicians? Learning these musical words can
help you on your path to becoming a spelling bee superstar too!
11. crocodile
12. mandrill
13. labradoodle
14. okapi
15. aardvark
16. ibex
17. wallaby
18. tarantula
19. Shar-Pei
20. jerboa
8. orchestra
9. marimba
10. serenade
11. glissando
12. acoustic
13. muzak
14. accordatura
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themed lists
words that make
you giggle
1. dillydally
2. whirlybird
3. rira
4. munchkin
5. bilbo
6. tutti-frutti
7. festooned
8. fisticus
9. burgoo
10. sashay
We know that spelling can be a serious business, but it’s also
really fun! Could you keep a straight face if you got one of these
words at the microphone?
11. bandicoot
12. froufrou
13. gibbous
14. equinox
15. bulgogi
16. niminy-piminy
17. evo-devo
18. wootz
19. pampootie
20. boondoggle
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Read the clue for each puzzle and then unscramble the letters to reveal the name of the
animal. Finally, use the letters from the highlighted spaces to complete the final puzzle.
animal scramble
games
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
This mammal has been domesticated in Peru and is often used for
transportation, as well as for its wool.
PLAAAC
_ _ _ _ _ _
This pouched marsupial may be known for hopping, but it can also swim
and crawl!
BWLALAY
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This slow-moving reptile’s life-span is longer than a human’s, with the
oldest living specimen estimated to be over 190 years old.
SIOTETRO
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
These horned mountain climbers can run up to 45 miles per hour.
BEIX
_ _ _ _
The name of this fish species is often used as part of an exclamation — it
follows the word “holy.”
KMLEERAC
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This striking mammal shares its features with several others, including
giraes and zebras.
POIKA
_ _ _ _ _
Males of this imposing species of monkey look a lot like they’re wearing masks.
DLAILMNR
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games
Unlike the scaly counterpart it’s often confused with, this reptile prefers
to chill out in saltwater or brackish environments.
ODLCCEROI
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This “designer dog breed” was bred to possess the nature of a guide
dog with a low-shedding, hypoallergenic coat.
EOAOADLDRBL
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If you live in eastern North America, you dread the emergence of this
noisy insect every 17 years.
AACCDI
_ _ _ _ _ _
This brush-tongued parrot feeds primarily o of nectar.
KRETELOI
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Use the highlighted letters from each answer to
complete the final puzzle!
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S P R Y
D A F T
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W R I N G
Change one letter in each line to get from the first
2024 Words of the Champions word to the last!
The first one is done for you. Can you do the rest?
one last
challenge!
word ladders
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8
2
5
9
3
6 7
10
W A R D
W A R P
games
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crossword puzzle
people and their work
performs miscellaneous tasks
(as in a home or public building) (8)
1
prepares and sells medicines (10)2
across down
3 investigates complaints in an
ocial capacity (9)
4 works with masses of numerical
data (12)
5 handles lighting and electrical
needs on a motion picture set (6)
5 studies handwriting (12)
6 plans and supervises projects in
a technical field (8)
7 practices a branch of medicine
that focuses on structural
integrity of the tissue (9)
8 fights with their fists
professionally : a boxer (8)
9 invests large amounts of money (9)
10 manages an opera company (10)
11 sells houses and other such
properties, as well as land (7)
13 sells old things, such as rare old
books (11)
12 handles customer payments (as
in a store) (7)
14 organizes economic venture -
for example, by starting new
businesses (12)
puzzles
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apprehensive
bubbly
candid
deceitful
distraught
domineering
downcast
jubilant
puckish
repentant
surly
valiant
vindictive
attitudes & emotions
word search
puzzles
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