I'm a big boy, now!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 10:12

Bee Week

Dhruv Hosamane, speller 148, may never have been a "hobbledehoy" -- that is, a usually awkward callow adolescent male or a gawky youth. But the Georgia seventh grader spelled the word correctly. ...

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Any Styx fans in the house?

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 10:07

Bee Week

Abigail Vanasse, speller 139, just spelled "Kilroy" correctly. The word means an inveterate traveler. It's also the last line of "Mr. Roboto." Maybe someday it'll be the Maryland eighth grader...

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How do you procrastinate?

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:58

Bee Week

This sentence from Dr. Bailly got a giggle from speller 131, Ashleigh Jarrett, a seventh grader from Jamaica. "The Symposium for the Prevention of Procrastination will be held right after I watch t...

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Take a bow

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:52

Bee Week

Luke Suko, speller 122, took a bow at the end of his word. The Maryland eighth grader spelled "collier" correctly, a ship employed in transporting coal.   ...

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Back again

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:32

Bee Week

The first speller of this group was Dhyana Mishra, speller 116, a Florida eighth grader who spelled "neoprene" correctly. It's a synthetic rubber characterized by superior resistance to oils, gasoline...

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Can I spell it more slowly?

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:25

Bee Week

Charles Fennell, speller 111, was eager to see the red light that comes when time is running out. "Do you mind if I wait til the lights change colors?" he asked Dr. Bailly. "Be careful with your...

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More from Dr. Bailly

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:16

Bee Week

Want to know a little more about Dr. Bailly? We can tell you something about his backyard now. "Loretta planted grapevines and climbing roses beside the pergola. I have one in my backyard," he told...

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Oh, yay!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:11

Bee Week

Erin Howard, speller 93 and an Alabama eighth grader in fourth bee, was excited to get the word "oyez" this morning. It's sed by criers of courts as a command to secure silence and attention befo...

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Among the former finalists

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 09:00

Bee Week

We have a number of former finalists who are back at the Bee this year. One is Aisha Randhawa, speller 88, a California eighth grader who tied for seventh place last year. She also tied for 22nd place...

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She types!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:54

Bee Week

Angelina Holm, speller 76 and a Colorado seventh grader, is our first air-typer. She correctly spelled "sternutation," the act, fact or noise of sneezing. While typing. In the air. ...

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The bell, again

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:48

Bee Week

Nealin Banerjee, speller 69, misspelled "courlan," a long-billed bird intermediate in some respects between the cranes and the rails that occurs in much of South and Central America. The Arizo...

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The youngest spellers

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:38

Bee Week

Shradha Rachamreddy, speller 56, spelled "pomander" correctly, a mixture of perfumed or aromatic substances usually made in a ball and enclosed in a perforated bag or box. The Califor...

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We have lost a Samoan speller

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:36

Bee Week

Maozache Taufetee, speller 47, is here from the American Samoa. The eighth grader misspelled "Andes," a mountain system of South America extending along its western coast from Panama to Tierra de...

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This sentence got a chuckle

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:27

Bee Week

"Grandma decided to make the cruse into a Gratitude Jar, which is what she called her jar filled with the names of people who should be more grateful to her," Dr. Bailly read. The audience laughed....

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We learn a little about Dr. Bailly

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:24

Bee Week

"Rachel likes sorghum on her oatmeal. I do, too," he tells us. But Prithvi Dixit, speller 34, misspells "sorghum" and is out. The California seventh grader is in his first Bee. ...

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Another bell

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:20

Bee Week

Max Greenspan, speller 30, misspelled "mot juste," the exactly right word : precisely expressive phrasing. The Arizona seventh grader was in his second Bee. Last year, he tied for 42nd place. ...

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So far, so good

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:11

Bee Week

"Are you enjoying the bee so far?" Rodrigo Medinilla, speller 16, asked Dr. Bailly. He answered in the affirmative. The Florida seventh grader added, "And it's going to be better." ...

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Our first misspelling

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:05

Bee Week

Ganesh Nair, speller 11, is the first speller to hear the bell. The Arkansas sixth grader misspelled "malachite," a mineral consisting of a green carbonate of copper that is an ore of copper and ...

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Game of Thrones makes an appearance

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:02

Bee Week

It's our third speller, and we've already had a Game of Thrones reference. Soham Kulkarni, speller 3, spelled "malaise" correctly after hearing this sentence: "Jerome was relieved to di...

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Speller one!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 07:55

Bee Week

Our first speller, speller 1, is Sai Lakkimsetti. At the kickoff party, Sai painted his face with a dragon with blue and white scales to represent his favorite book series, Wings of Fire. ...

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