At least that seems to be the case for the sentence Amanda Medina, Speller 228, got for her word, "filiation."
"Mel was excited to elaborate on the filiation of his family tree, though when it started to wind back in on itself he decided ignorance was bliss and quit," Dr. Bailly read to the New Hampshire eighth grader.
Filiation means the formation of branches or offshoots. She got it right.
