Tejas Muthusamy, speller 143, is one of three spellers competing for the fourth time. And he's the first we've seen today.
Tejus, a Virginia 8th grader, has tied for 8th place, 7th place and 22nd place in his last three appearances.
Tejus confirmed the roots of filipendulous - which means suspended by or strung upon a thread - before spelling it correctly.
