"You should give us sentences more often," said Isabel Cholbi (Speller 18). She spelled "fennec" correctly.
Her sentence: "Scientists note the ears of the fennec to be remarkably large, while the fennec notes the ears of the scientists to be stunningly small."
Another one that got a chuckle was Speller 20, Neha Konakalla's sentence for "recalcitrant."
"The speller considered the judges recalcitrant for not accepting her innovative new way of spelling the word," Dr. Bailly read.