2021 Round 1 Results
Spelling Round
138
71
Spellers eliminated in this round finished in 139th place (tied).
| No. | Speller's Name | Speller's Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given |
| 1 | Roy Seligman | The Ministry of Education | towhee |
towhee
|
| 2 | Mareela Eshaq | WFCU Credit Union | calumny |
calliumnee
|
| 3 | Charles Fennell | Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society | grandrelle |
grandrelle
|
| 4 | Sage Sawhney | Delaware Spelling Bee Collaborative | risorgimento |
risorgimento
|
| 5 | Nalleti Otieno | The Washington Informer | consommé |
consume
|
| 6 | Amor Wilson | The Washington Informer | chicle |
chickle
|
| 7 | Zaynah Hector | European PTA | bas-relief |
bas-relief
|
| 8 | Emily Snider | Boca Prep International School/Kiwanis of West Palm Beach | flaneur |
flaneur
|
| 9 | Eliana Kut | Collier County Public Schools | avuncular |
avuncular
|
| 10 | Lilly Foo | Envision Credit Union | xyloglyphy |
zyloglaphy
|
| 11 | Isabel Liu | Lee County Spelling Bee | verdure |
verdure
|
| 12 | Juan Rondeau | The Miami Herald | vizierial |
visirial
|
| 13 | Steven Dubin | The Miami Herald | vilipend |
vilipend
|
| 14 | Dev Shah | Visit Central Florida | extravasate |
extravasate
|
| 15 | Erik Williams | WJXT | mangonel |
mangonel
|
| 16 | Ananya Augustine | Georgia Association of Educators | vicissitudes |
vicissitudes
|
| 17 | Long Nguyen | Georgia Association of Educators | unwonted |
unwonted
|
| 18 | Naa Koshie Manyo-Plange | Young Educators Foundation | bêtise |
baitese
|
| 19 | Shayari Shanti | Adult Learners, Inc. | capsaicin |
capsaicin
|
| 20 | Alesya Rathinasamy | Ball State University - WIPB-TV | mesial |
mesial
|
| 21 | Yena Park | Indiana University | bordereaux |
bordereaux
|
| 22 | Samuel Martin | Indiana University Kokomo | frison |
frezou
|
| 23 | Pritikaa Biswas | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | bauxite |
bauxite
|
| 24 | Ishan Ramrakhiani | Northeast Indiana Regional Spelling Bee | huapango |
huapango
|
| 25 | Lindsay DeVore | Bluegrass Literacy Project | hypertrophy |
hypertrophy
|
| 26 | Oliver Brown | Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram | toorie |
tourrei
|
| 27 | Richard Sowa | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | yabbies |
yabes
|
| 28 | Aurianey Borja | Charles County Public Schools | sciolistic |
sciolistic
|
| 29 | Eeshawnee Kotaru | Frederick County Public Libraries | obloquy |
oblique
|
| 30 | Charan Bala | Howard County Library | realia |
realia
|
| 31 | Charlynne Lowe | Maryland Sports | heinousness |
heinousness
|
| 32 | Ananya Gautam | The Meakem Group | satiety |
satiety
|
| 33 | Anneliese Yu | Boston Centers for Youth & Families | kente |
kente
|
| 34 | Sanya Nadeem | The Daily Item | veridical |
veridical
|
| 35 | Zac Honeycutt | Kent Intermediate School District | cassock |
casak
|
| 36 | Nadia Grierson | Ludington Daily News | malachite |
malikyte
|
| 37 | Glendian Vasili | Macomb Intermediate School District | cantatrice |
contatrice
|
| 38 | Twisha Shetty | The Jackson Citizen Patriot | frangipane |
frangapane
|
| 39 | Ryann Louwsma | The County Press |
oubliette
|
|
| 40 | Jason Shi | The Herald Palladium | farina |
farina
|
| 41 | Savannah Driver | Traverse City Record-Eagle | deliquesce |
delicquas
|
| 42 | Angelina Gampala | WXYZ Channel 7 | saccadic |
socadic
|
| 43 | Aadhavan Veerendra | New Hampshire Union Leader | portmanteau |
portmanteau
|
| 44 | Milana Villalobos | Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs | derecho |
deracho
|
| 45 | Mujtaba Raja | Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs | otacoustic |
otacoustic
|
| 46 | Sarah Carroll | Lefko Literation | simulacrum |
simulacrum
|
| 47 | Harini Murali | Press Communications | mediobrome |
mediobrome
|
| 48 | Ananya Mandrekar | Sidelines and Stages | hemorrhage |
hemorrhage
|
| 49 | Ayushi Sainath | Batavia Newspaper Corporation | ginglymus |
ginglamous
|
| 50 | Joseph Rajaratnam | Corning Rotary Club | spirulina |
spiralina
|
| 51 | Tyler Friel | Finger Lakes Times | beelzebub |
bielzebub
|
| 52 | Bhavana Madini | NYC Regional Spelling Bee | fortissimo |
fortissimo
|
| 53 | Coleen Pettingill | The Daily Star | nyctinasty |
nictonasty
|
| 54 | Xavier Vasquez | The Palladium-Times | buffa |
boofah
|
| 55 | Emma Sroka | The Post-Standard | syncope |
syncope
|
| 56 | Sophia Amchentsev | Times Herald-Record | disembogue |
disembogue
|
| 57 | Sahana Sampath | Times Union | capotasto |
coputasto
|
| 58 | Nathaniel Kuhn | Watertown Daily Times | nahcolite |
nocolite
|
| 59 | Brianna Jimison | Carolina Panthers | couverture |
couverteur
|
| 60 | Rishidharan Jayakumar | Carolina Panthers | cabaletta |
cabaletta
|
| 61 | Sreethan Gajula | Carolina Panthers | Koine |
Koine
|
| 62 | Logan Edwards | Carolina Panthers | blatherskite |
blatherskite
|
| 63 | Cana Gerald | Duke Office of Durham & Community Affairs | noumenon |
numan
|
| 64 | Abigail Lollis | Harnett County Schools | solipsist |
solepsist
|
| 65 | Kristen Carrington | Johnston County Public Schools | glazier |
glasier
|
| 66 | Zachary Thurnher | The Fayetteville Observer | coterie |
coaterie
|
| 67 | James Dover | The Gaston Gazette | wickiup |
wickiup
|
| 68 | London Cornwell | The Shelby Star | basilica |
besilica
|
| 69 | Riley Crysell | The Wilson Times | prana |
phrana
|
| 70 | Andrew Yeager | Akron Beacon Journal | pertinacity |
pertinacity
|
| 71 | Sarah Thompson | Salem News, East Liverpool Review and The Morning Journal | anhinga |
anhinga
|
| 72 | Kerem Duyar | Educational Service Center of Lorain County | repartee |
reparte
|
| 73 | Sophia Lopez | Ohio Regional Spelling Bee | hepatectomy |
hepatectomy
|
| 74 | Hurshil Nittala | Ohio University College of Business | sinophile |
sinophile
|
| 75 | Srinidhi Rao | SNSB At-large Region One | tourelle |
tourelle
|
| 76 | Atharv Narvekar | SNSB At-Large Region Two | Rubicon |
Rubicon
|
| 77 | Rajshekhar Basu Sarkar | The Blade | taurine |
taurine
|
| 78 | Isabella Fletcher | The Herald-Star | telegnosis |
telegnosis
|
| 79 | Nathan McElroy | The Marietta Times | golem |
golem
|
| 80 | Nicholas Williams | The Repository | sakura |
sequora
|
| 81 | Lyrik Brown | The Times Leader | Aitutakian |
Itatakian
|
| 82 | Matthew Dufour | Tri-County Bee | estival |
estival
|
| 83 | Tara Rakesh | WCPO 9 | lassitude |
lassitude
|
| 84 | Angelia Schmerr | WCPO 9 | stretto |
stretto
|
| 85 | Sahana Srikanth | WCPO 9 | codswallop |
codswallop
|
| 86 | Christopher Dominick | WFMJ Television, Inc. | piscivorous |
piscivorous
|
| 87 | Eleanor Grous | Chester County Intermediate Unit | titian |
tission
|
| 88 | Pranav Anandh | Delaware County Intermediate Unit | yttriferous |
yttriferous
|
| 89 | Sindura Sridhar | Diamond City Sports | pelagial |
palagial
|
| 90 | Jonathan Xi | Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools | euripus |
euripus
|
| 91 | Rohan Mehta | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | kanji |
kanji
|
| 92 | Viseth Meng | WITF: Public Media for Central Pennsylvania | embolus |
embolus
|
| 93 | Rania Al-Attar | Eureka Enrichment & Learning Center, Inc. | immiscible |
immiscible
|
| 94 | Seoyon Kim | The Valley Breeze | interferon |
interferon
|
| 95 | Lukas Chavis | Pee Dee Education Center | cachexia |
cachexia
|
| 96 | Keerthana Samuel | The Post and Courier | boulevardier |
boulevardier
|
| 97 | Na'amah Morbeth | USC Upstate | contumelious |
contumilious
|
| 98 | Shriya Gangineni | University of South Dakota | neophyte |
neophyte
|
| 99 | Alisha Chandra | Chattanooga Times Free Press | mendicity |
mendicity
|
| 100 | Teebro Paul | Knoxville News Sentinel | guerite |
guerite
|
| 101 | Zahyir Stephens | Big Brothers and Big Sisters | tanager |
tanajer
|
| 102 | Akshita Balaji | Fairfax County Council PTA | senecio |
senecio
|
| 103 | Summer Bostic | Four Seasons YMCA | kanban |
conbon
|
| 104 | Shelby Kaye | The Free Lance-Star | anechoic |
anecoic
|
| 105 | Keona Thomas | InsideNoVa/Prince William | LLullaillaco |
LLullaillaco
|
| 106 | Ashrita Gandhari | Loudoun County Public Schools | tussock |
tussock
|
| 107 | Ananya Nanduru | Richmond Times-Dispatch | dengue |
dengue
|
| 108 | Jenna Ng | The Roanoke Times | erubescent |
erubescent
|
| 109 | Parker Muench | The Virginian-Pilot | Freudian |
Froideon
|
| 110 | Vinu Chandrasekar | Charleston Gazette-Mail | pulchritude |
pulchritude
|
| 111 | Dhilan Patel | Alabama Kiwanis Foundation | loupe |
loupe
|
| 112 | Avery Williams | Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas | presentient |
prescientent
|
| 113 | Avani Joshi | Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education | rouille |
rouille
|
| 114 | Xander Busjahn | Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education | glaucomatous |
glaucomatose
|
| 115 | Danielle Addo | Chicago Public Schools | gagaku |
gaugako
|
| 116 | Teagan Meachum | ComEd, An Exelon Company | grison |
grisson
|
| 117 | Destiny Johnson | ComEd, An Exelon Company | communiqué |
communique
|
| 118 | Maximilian Foley | DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16 | Erewhonian |
aerowanian
|
| 119 | Emily Hart | Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education | ranine |
raenign
|
| 120 | Silvana Solsoloy | Peoria Journal Star | argot |
argot
|
| 121 | Tejas Katira | Kane County Regional Office of Education | seraya |
syriah
|
| 122 | Sahasrad Sathish | Lake County Regional Office of Education | vestigial |
vestigial
|
| 123 | Arnav Kolluru | Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education | anaphylaxis |
anaphylaxis
|
| 124 | Kathleen Keesey | Regional Office of Education #47 | kugel |
kugel
|
| 125 | Quinn Meadows | The Daily Journal | hermeneutics |
hermineutics
|
| 126 | Amitoj Chouhan | The Dispatch Argus | cicatrize |
cicatrize
|
| 127 | Kristianna Desormeaux | Kankakee Valley REMC | apoplexy |
apiplexy
|
| 128 | Movonna Zarbock | Telegraph Herald | eleemosynary |
eliamocinary
|
| 129 | Ishya Bhavsar | Kansas Press Association | rondeau |
rondeau
|
| 130 | Garrett Li | Olathe Public Schools | nitid |
nitid
|
| 131 | Jonah Stout | Kiwanis Club of Lafayette | ustion |
ustion
|
| 132 | Kyrsten Thompson | Louisiana State University Shreveport | glacis |
glacee
|
| 133 | Zaila Avant-garde | New Orleans Chapter of The Links | alpargata |
alpargata
|
| 134 | Eliana Szabo | Lakes Country Service Cooperative | tannined |
tannined
|
| 135 | LynnClara Tun | Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit | obeisant |
obescent
|
| 136 | Greta Alajoki | Sourcewell | heliacal |
heliacal
|
| 137 | Dominick Lund-May | South Central Service Cooperative | dolmen |
dollmon
|
| 138 | Isaac Ahn | Southeast Service Cooperative | aerophilatelic |
aerophilatelic
|
| 139 | Eesh Majithia | Mississippi Association of Educators | impugn |
impugn
|
| 140 | Morgan Moats | A.C.E.S. | ululate |
eulialate
|
| 141 | Drew Clawson | Mid-Continent Public Library | amphistylar |
amphistylar
|
| 142 | Titus Kottwitz | Mosaic Life Care Foundation | puchero |
pucharo
|
| 143 | Emaan Arshad | Park Hill School District | hummock |
hummock
|
| 144 | Mac Northcraft | Raymore-Peculiar School District | étouffée |
atouphe
|
| 145 | Colette Giezentanner | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | prestidigitation |
prestidigitation
|
| 146 | Jiya Shetty | Columbia Missourian | habiliments |
habiliments
|
| 147 | Pooja Dayaratna | Three Rivers College | nidicolous |
nidicolous
|
| 148 | Hannah Fernandes | Omaha World-Herald | pelisse |
pelisse
|
| 149 | Collin Loeks | North Dakota State Spelling Bee | linnet |
linnet
|
| 150 | Mary Kauffman | KJRH-TV | reboation |
reboation
|
| 151 | Thansi Garikipati | Oklahoma City Thunder | panettone |
panettone
|
| 152 | Cross Burgess | Tennessee Titans | Bolognese |
Bolognese
|
| 153 | William Perez | Tennessee Titans | guilloche | |
| 154 | Elizabeth Thompson | University of Memphis | macropterous |
macropterous
|
| 155 | Vivinsha Veduru | Texas Christian University | attaché |
attaché
|
| 156 | Dhroov Bharatia | Dallas Sports Commission | ruelle |
ruelle
|
| 157 | Karishma Pilla | Dallas Sports Commission | pomology |
pomology
|
| 158 | Shijay Sivakumar | Ector County Independent School District | habeas corpus |
habeas corpus
|
| 159 | Ramya Elangovan | Houston Public Media | laterigrade |
laterigrade
|
| 160 | Shawn Ray | Houston Public Media | bulgur |
bulgur
|
| 161 | Jonah Bryant | Kiwanis Club of Abilene | pasilla |
pasilla
|
| 162 | Maya Mollick | KRIS Communications | flèche |
flèche
|
| 163 | Emmanuel Rimocal | Laredo Morning Times | paraquat |
paraquat
|
| 164 | Shwetha Jayakumar | Midland Reporter-Telegram | toccata |
toccata
|
| 165 | Matthew Noel | Ramar Communications | oviparous |
oviparous
|
| 166 | Vihaan Sibal | Rapoport Holdings, LLC | nisse |
nisse
|
| 167 | Ethan Taw | Rio Grande Valley AIM Media Texas | accoutrement |
accoutrement
|
| 168 | Akash Vukoti | San Angelo Area Spelling Bee | blottesque |
blottesque
|
| 169 | Harini Logan | The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association | griot |
griot
|
| 170 | Aaron Ehsan | Victoria Advocate | après |
appray
|
| 171 | Akshainie Kamma | West Austin Chamber of Commerce | sacerdotal |
sacerdotal
|
| 172 | Tarini Nandakumar | West Austin Chamber of Commerce | isagoge |
isagoge
|
| 173 | Immanuel Goveas | Wisconsin State Journal | codicil |
codicil
|
| 174 | Maya Jadhav | Wisconsin State Journal | succade |
succade
|
| 175 | Ty Blacker | Wisconsin State Journal | Keplerian |
Keplerian
|
| 176 | Blanche Li | Boulder Valley School District | commorients |
commorients
|
| 177 | Vikram Raju | The Denver Post | stevedore |
stevedore
|
| 178 | Hudson Brown | Boise State University | ravigote |
ravigat
|
| 179 | Ashland Schnell | Lewiston Tribune | balata |
bolatta
|
| 180 | Carter Rayburn | Montana Television Network | analgesia |
annalgesia
|
| 181 | Christabel Thiel-Hadjilambrinos | The Albuquerque Journal | ad hominem |
ad hominem
|
| 182 | Marium Zahra | EPISD Education Foundation | fjeld |
fjeld
|
| 183 | Peregrine Lewis | Herald Journal | consigliere |
consigliere
|
| 184 | Alexis Bailey | Southeast Education Service Center | parquet |
parque
|
| 185 | Aditya Jonnalagedda | The City Journals | bibelot |
bibelot
|
| 186 | Claire Harris | Western Wyoming Community College | cenote |
scenote
|
| 187 | Ishita Khiani | Anchorage Daily News | parterre |
partere
|
| 188 | Colman Mullins | Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | toreutics | |
| 189 | Tanish Doshi | Arizona Educational Foundation | clavichord |
clavichord
|
| 190 | Chaitra Thummala | Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee | Chalcolithic |
Chalcolithic
|
| 191 | Vayun Krishna | Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee | tomalley |
tomalley
|
| 192 | Jaedillene Laurino | Imperial County Office of Education | tullibee |
tullibee
|
| 193 | Brayden Gallardo | Monterey County Office of Education | leonine |
leonine
|
| 194 | Irene Thomas | Los Angeles Spelling Bee Collaborative | diapason |
diapason
|
| 195 | Arth Dalsania | SAGE Publishing | trouvaille |
trouvaille
|
| 196 | Caleb Rodriguez | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools | tenon |
tenon
|
| 197 | Achuth Vinay | The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools | bozzetto |
bozzetto
|
| 198 | Baominh Le | The Orange County Register | meiosis |
meiosis
|
| 199 | Sophia Lin | The Orange County Register | scintillation |
scintillation
|
| 200 | Lara Randhawa | The Press-Enterprise | apocryphal |
apocryphal
|
| 201 | Shireen Abdolmohammadi | The Sacramento Bee | brouillon |
brouillon
|
| 202 | Christian Antonio | The San Diego Union-Tribune | diastole |
diastoli
|
| 203 | Kleema Al-Ghazali | Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register | niveau |
niveau
|
| 204 | Simione Olakauatu | Hawaii State Spelling Bee | krewe |
creau
|
| 205 | Sriya Wint | The Public Education Foundation | piccata |
piccatta
|
| 206 | Arcadia Corn | Nyssa School District | sesquipedalian |
sesquipidalian
|
| 207 | Ashley Reed | Pamplin Media Group | vigneron |
vigneron
|
| 208 | Dahyun (Claire) Jung | Town Hall Seattle | ecchymosis |
ecamosis
|
| 209 | Yugen Padhye | The Japan Times | loup-garou |
loup-garou
|