Sure, you can ask Dr. Bailly to spell the word for you.
Shreyas Parab (Speller 207) did. The Pennsylvania seventh grader didn't have high expectations, though.
"I guess you're not going to give the spelling," he said to the pronouncer, after being asked to spell "acquittal."
Dr. Bailly said he would, but he'd rather not.
"I really don't like doing that because it means you missed the word," he said.
Luckily, Shreyas could spell this one himself. He got it right.
