Abhijay Kodali, Speller 484 and a Texas fifth grader, spelled "tapissier" correctly. It's a dealer in or maker of heavy handwoven textiles characterized by complicated pictorial designs.
“I was really nervous at first,” he said, before the finals. “I didn't really expect to be” here.
Still, Abhijay said, he was happy to have moved on.
He also likes to play tennis and read, particularly Percy Jackson and Harry Potter books.
