| Round | Correct Spelling | Spelling Given |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preliminaries Test | |
| 2 | Olympian | Olympian |
| 3 | lathyrism | lathyrism |
| 5 | epicede | epicede |
| 6 | bordereau | bordereau |
| 7 | cocozelle | cocozelle |
| 8 | población | población |
| 9 | Canossa | Canossa |
| 10 | zygoneure | zygoneure |
| 11 | caudillismo | caudillismo |
| 12 | scytale | scytale |
| 13 | cypseline | cypseline |
| 14 | filicite | filicite |
| 15 | sprachgefühl | sprachgefühl |
| 16 | nixtamal | nixtamal |
| 17 | paroemiology | paroemiology |
| 18 | pipsissewa | pipsissewa |
| 19 | pyrrhuloxia | pyrrhuloxia |
| 20 | etymology | nunatak |
| Journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
|---|---|
| Winning word in qualifying local spellingbee: | echidna |
| Other words spelled correctly in local competition: | joinery rupture cognition echidna |