2025 Results

Round 1 - Spelling Round

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No. Speller's Name Speller's Sponsor Word Spelling Given
1 Hassan Zanoon Alabama Kiwanis Foundation bruschetta
bruschetta
2 Aidan Cole Anchorage Daily News ostium
ostium
3 Andie Seavey Fairbanks North Star Borough School District mozo
mozo
4 Smriti Parajuli Arizona Educational Foundation frabjous
frabjous
5 Esha Marupudi Arizona Educational Foundation cynocephali
cynocephali
6 Koen Harvey Navajo Times Rastafarian
Rastafarian
7 Karthik Dalai Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas huerta
weretah
8 Felix Wells The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training torii
torii
9 Caerwyn Turnquest The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training kentledge
kentledge
10 Amrita Singh KERO Channel 23 en arrière
ounreere
11 Ishani Dasgupta San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Waf
Waf
12 Rithvi Balajee San Ramon Valley Rotary Club ginglymus
ginglymus
13 Aiden Meng San Ramon Valley Rotary Club dragée
dragée
14 Navika Joseph San Ramon Valley Rotary Club edamame
edamame
15 Nathan Padilla Imperial County Office of Education Hippolyta
Hypolata
16 JW Ford Humboldt County Office of Education koh-i-noor
coaneur
17 Warren Li The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools fracas
fracus
18 Sydney Tran The Orange County Register/O.C. Department of Education Merak
Merak
19 Olive O’Brien Los Angeles County Office of Education contretemps
contretemps
20 Oliver Halkett Los Angeles County Office of Education becquerel
becquerel
21 Elyssa Chen Los Angeles County Office of Education yuloh
yuloh
22 Akshara Thummala Merced County Office of Education morion
morion
23 Victoria Li Riverside County Office of Education mandragora
mandragora
24 Ryan Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy Jahiliya
Jahiliya
25 Kai Johnson Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy au jus
au jus
26 Priya Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy saccharide
saccharide
27 Seren Kim Monterey County Office of Education Sangamon
Sangamon
28 Hannah Kuo San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools telegnosis
telegnosis
29 Shrey Parikh San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools pitanga
pitanga
30 Abheri Sureddi San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools croquignole
croquignole
31 Benjamin Reinhard ABC 10News acrogeria
acrogeria
32 Charlie Huang Sage Ryeland
Ryeland
33 Nicole Lopez Tulare County Office of Education bagwyn
bagwyn
34 Iris Sharmaguo Armbrae Academy Inuk
Inuk
35 Arshan Shahriar ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union faipule
faipule
36 Isaac Brogan WFCU Credit Union tic douloureux
tic douloureux
37 Derek Li Boulder Valley School District tristeza
tristeza
38 Nikhil Ganta The Denver Post genet
jenaie
39 Sam Smith Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society buñuelo
buñuelo
40 Siara Husain First State Educate xiphophyllous
xiphophyllous
41 Nora Baker The Washington Informer podotheca
podotheca
42 Zwe Spacetime The Washington Informer tintinnabulary
tintinnabulary
43 Josephine Omandam European PTSA fibromyalgia
fibromyalgia
44 Nihal Gelli Lee County Spelling Bee poudre B
poudre B
45 Tucker Ayers WJXT escarole
escarole
46 Logan Cox Miami Herald zortzico
zorcigo
47 Lancaster Gramer Miami Herald loggia
logia
48 Angelina James SNSB Region Two Bee adieu
adieu
49 Nixon Diveley Collier County Public Schools interregnum
interregnum
50 Hardit Tayal Orange County Public Schools carnifices
carnifices
51 Louis Avetis Orange County Public Schools silique
silique
52 Anay Mahesh Orange County Public Schools espadrille
espadril
53 Moksh Maru SNSB Region Two Bee towhee
towhee
54 Ty Carver Addition Financial Credit Union jai alai
jai alai
55 Park Allen University of South Florida - College of Education colubrine
colubrine
56 Sarv Dharavane Georgia Association of Educators Groenendael
Groenendael
57 Sreeya Lakkimsetti Georgia Association of Educators Kitksan
Kitksan
58 Eugene Osei Young Educators Foundation Fatimid
Fatimid
59 Francis Luya Rotary Club of Guam Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
60 Ethan Irimata Hawaii State Spelling Bee svarabhakti
svarabhakti
61 Sonu Murali Mohan SNSB Region One Bee ape-ape
apiapi
62 Harper Adams Idaho Character Foundation nouveau
nouveau
63 Chase Miller Idaho Character Foundation Dvorak
Dvorak
64 Seraj Zerhouni Chicago Public Schools sravaka
sravaka
65 Kirsten Cerdenia South Cook Intermediate Service Center mondegreen
mondegreen
66 Kingston McGhee Will County Regional Office of Education macchiato
macchiato
67 Brighid Reid DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16 ogival
ogival
68 Grant Karberg Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education logothete
logothete
69 Yahya Mohammed Kane County Regional Office of Education hirsute
hirsute
70 Ananya Joshi Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education alate
alate
71 Vinny Brendel McHenry County Regional Office of Education uraeus
eureaus
72 Bridget Isaacs Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education malaise
malaise
73 Isa Zaid Peoria Public Library seine
seine
74 Cindy Pelka Regional Office of Education #47 gelilah
galeila
75 Aditi Mopur Lake County Regional Office of Education schnecken
schnecken
76 Shruthi Ayyagari DuPage Regional Office of Education immie
immie
77 London Tuttle WCPO 9 acharya
acharya
78 Kinley Strahm Region 8 Education Service Center qiyas
qiyas
79 Kiaan Bhatt IU School of Education Indianapolis Sfax
Sfax
80 David Betourne LARA Educational Opportunities, Inc. choucroute
choucroute
81 Hannah Best St. John's Lutheran Church & School neem
neem
82 Leo Furlong Ball State University - WIPB-TV calabash
calibash
83 Malayna Eichwald The Dispatch Argus ululate
ululate
84 Caleb DeVan Living History Farms witch of Agnesi
wichavnaze
85 Kellian Peterson Kansas Press Association Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
86 Oliviah Braun University of Kentucky - College of Education estrepe
estrepe
87 Porter Shreve Louisville Free Public Library Ardhamagadhi
ardamagadi
88 Naqeeb Hossain LSU - University Laboratory School gaffe
gaffe
89 Nayan Janumpally Kiwanis Club of Lafayette & Acadiana oud
oode
90 Paranika Ethakota SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Lake Charles Philistine
Philistine
91 Langston Jones New Orleans Chapter of The Links korrigan
corogone
92 Sanil Thorat SNSB Region Three Bee gallivat
gallivat
93 Tristan Singh Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram ergatogyne
ergatogyne
94 Quint Karlsson Anne Arundel County Public Schools Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda
95 Lauren Merillana The Meakem Group Gippsland
Gippsland
96 Thanvi Gatamaneni Howard County Library croquembouche
croquembouche
97 Vivaan Chintawar Frederick County Public Libraries tomalley
tomalley
98 Ethan Atanga Charles County Public Schools tachycardia
tachycardia
99 Megan Barrientos University of Maryland Eastern Shore cavalletti
cavaletti
100 Bindi Ray SNSB Region Four Bee skaamoogs
skaamoogs
101 Sanjay Malhotra Boston Centers for Youth & Families gabbro
gabbro
102 Adarsh Venkannagari The REAL Program stroganoff
stroganoff
103 Aiden Galligan The Martha's Vineyard Times Guidonian
Guidonian
104 Dean Handley Turner Macomb Intermediate School District kangri
cungry
105 Divya Choudhary WXYZ Channel 7 sannyasi
sanyasi
106 Sanskriti Parihar Kent Intermediate School District colluctation
colluctation
107 Heron Bothwell Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center Mirach
Mirach
108 Alec Phillips The County Press sciatica
ciattica
109 Henry O'Neal West Shore Educational Service District Bartókian
bartakian
110 Sidhanth Vetrivel The Herald-Palladium nival
nival
111 Minna Danziger Traverse City Record-Eagle thuluth
thuluth
112 Claudio Ardanese Oakland Schools Education Foundation Jumada
Jumada
113 PJ Vanderheiden The Minnesota Service Cooperatives ryas
rhias
114 Charlie Foshay The Minnesota Service Cooperatives berceuse
berceuse
115 Anna Sickler The Minnesota Service Cooperatives Jungian
Jungian
116 Vera Prouty The Minnesota Service Cooperatives Terre Haute
terrahote
117 Ava Place The Minnesota Service Cooperatives in silico
in silico
118 Wade Salvey The Minnesota Service Cooperatives diaphanous
diaphanous
119 Riddhi Patel The Minnesota Service Cooperatives chèvre
chèvre
120 Harrison Nguyen The Minnesota Service Cooperatives alouatte
allouate
121 Xander Weber The Minnesota Service Cooperatives akkum
akkum
122 Meredith Trussell C Spire Foundation mascarpone
mascarpone
123 Bryer Walters C Spire Foundation seton
seton
124 Ananya Aggarwal Columbia Missourian jocote
jocote
125 Beckett Griffin Mid-Continent Public Library Phobos
Phobos
126 Alex Mayes Raymore-Peculiar School District Sbrinz
Sbrinz
127 Gentry Layton Three Rivers College katana
katana
128 Emmalyn Franks A.C.E.S. carrageenan
carrageenan
129 Jon Allen Mosaic Life Care Foundation kiva
kevah
130 Khusi Dahal Saint Louis University icosahedron
icosahedron
131 Nicholas Tian Montana Television Network kriegspiel
kriegspiel
132 Sarah Fernandes Omaha Sports Commission succès fou
succès fou
133 Priya Konduru The Public Education Foundation tikka
tikka
134 Sophia Garcia The Public Education Foundation moiety
moiety
135 Kaz Kuldiloke New Hampshire Union Leader skerrick
skerrick
136 Keona-Dannette Osae-Twum Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs Bosc
Bosc
137 Ishaan Gupta Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development photovoltaic
photovoltaic
138 Akshara Jagannathan Sidelines and Stages Muzak
Muzak
139 Isaac Geremew WHYY Esau
Esau
140 Yajur Subramaniam Care NJ dentifrice
dentifrice
141 Hannah Li Albuquerque Journal carcajou
carcajou
142 Krrisha Agrawal Albany & Troy Lions Club tilleul
tilleul
143 Alex Bocek Corning Rotary Club moraine
moraine
144 Adhrit Chowdhury SUNY Fredonia cirri
cirri
145 Luke Hand Orange-Ulster BOCES coulibiac
colebiak
146 YY Liang SNSB Region Four Bee calenture
calenture
147 Logan Yuan Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES gliriform
gliriform
148 Jay Nayak NYC Department of Education anosognosia
anosognosia
149 Liam Kwon NYC Department of Education degauss
degauss
150 Owen Scott Champlain Valley Educational Services tichodrome
ticadrome
151 Saruar Aitbayeva The Post-Standard | syracuse.com pierrot
pierrot
152 Victoria Muturi Watertown Daily Times zugzwang
zugzwang
153 Newton Temojo Spellingbee in Nigeria baleen
baleen
154 Amazing-Grace Salami Spellingbee in Nigeria eudiometer
eudiometer
155 Kushi Gottimukkala Carolina Panthers palooka
palooka
156 Phaneendra Bulusu Carolina Panthers certiorari
certiorari
157 Harini Jayakumar Carolina Panthers zacate
zacate
158 Sach Akella Carolina Panthers emolument
emolument
159 Sophie Sung Duke Community Affairs prajna
prujna
160 Angelika Johnson Cumberland County Schools Aramaic
araimic
161 David Grooms Harnett County Schools fête champêtre
fête champêtre
162 Jacob Winfield Johnston County Public Schools Kjeldahl
Kjeldahl
163 Chilaka Ugobi ND Association of County Superintendents quonk
quonk
164 Esther Lin Akron Beacon Journal furan
furan
165 Joseph Keffer Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism sprechstimme
shprecstima
166 Tommy Schervish The Repository nisi
nisi
167 Meenakshi Vodela WCPO 9 Sapporo
Sapporo
168 Aayu Chamoli Columbus Blue Jackets estancia
estoncia
169 Tia Geisler ESC of the Western Reserve Caerphilly
Caerphilly
170 Sidharth Nair Wright State University dvandva
dvandva
171 Lauren Bannick Educational Service Center of Lorain County acacia
acacia
172 Elli Rust The Lima News spodumene
spodumine
173 Caitlin Clonch East Liverpool Review, Salem News & The Morning Journal moline
moline
174 Aadhya Adhikari The Marietta Times muktuk
muktuk
175 Addie Jackson The Times Leader Humboldt
Humboldt
176 Francis Kissinger The Herald-Star Skeltonic
Skeltonic
177 Kendall Mehl The Blade mässig
maisich
178 Genevieve Ramey WFMJ Television oopuhue
oopuhue
179 Jayden Le Oklahoma City Community College MOOC
MOOC
180 William Fuller 2 News Oklahoma ahuatle
ahuatle
181 Iris Chan SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Portland tournedos
turnedot
182 Yohaan Damani Chester County Intermediate Unit henotheism
henotheism
183 Vedika Burman Pennon Education surreptitious
surreptitious
184 Siddhesh Ganesh Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools microfiche
microfiche
185 Joey Anandh Delaware County Intermediate Unit stevedore
stevedore
186 Jayden Jiang WHYY Apistogramma
Apistogramma
187 Maxwell M. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette farrago
farrago
188 Nora Lloyd Schuylkill Technology Center effleurage
effleurage
189 Sid Srinivasan Diamond City Sports selah
selah
190 Shane Bannon Carrión Eureka Enrichment Services, Inc. houppelande
houpland
191 Elliana Pagliarini The Valley Breeze acoel
acoel
192 Nicolás Jakymiw The Post and Courier perianth
perianth
193 Salonee Birabar Carolina Panthers aes rude
aes rude
194 Connor Norton Pee Dee Education Center Orinoco
Orinoco
195 Khloe Jumawan Pee Dee Education Center ecchymosis
echomosis
196 Manha Shaik Carolina Panthers parti pris
parti pres
197 Emerson Duck USC Upstate Menaia
Menaia
198 Oscar Quezada South Dakota News Watch unakite
unakite
199 Josh Verma University of Memphis hominin
hominin
200 Jupiter Morrow Tennessee Titans as nas
as nas
201 Marian Jenkins Tennessee Titans piatti
piatti
202 Sariah Titus Kiwanis Club of Abilene vizierial
vizierial
203 Arnie Parat Education Credit Union Kuiper Belt
Kuiper Belt
204 Thivaan Butani SNSB Region Three Bee hennin
hennin
205 Corbin Trevino KRIS Communications point d'appui
point d'appui
206 Benjamin Pearson Dallas Sports Commission Bêche-de-Mer
Bêche-de-Mer
207 Avishka Dudala Dallas Sports Commission viaticum
viaticum
208 Krish Manjunath Dallas Sports Commission hypaethral
hypaethral
209 Shaheli De Silva EPISD Education Foundation scagliola
scagliola
210 Luke Sturlin Fort Worth Regional Bee ancien régime
ancien régime
211 Ridhaan Bhattarai Fort Worth Regional Bee yttriferous
yttriferous
212 Haven Orsua Houston City College Djibouti
Djibouti
213 Logan Bailey Houston City College Gruyère
Gruyère
214 Zachary Teoh Houston City College brouhaha
brouhaha
215 Hannah Chavez Laredo Morning Times Oaxaca
Oaxaca
216 Sreeyansh Pasham SNSB Region Three Bee Boise
Boise
217 Zian Doctolero Ramar Communications Appaloosa
Appaloosa
218 Anirudh Roy Rio Grande Valley Newspapers - AIM Media Texas embouchure
embouchure
219 Abhinav Bere Midland Reporter-Telegram Beaux arts
bozar
220 Naithik Yankarla Ector County Independent School District amuse-gueule
amuse-gueule
221 Sierra Oglesby EXIT Realty Advantage railleur
railleur
222 Siyona Kandala BASIS Ed Texas and BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc. cairn
cairn
223 Timon Zhang Region 3 Education Service Center daguerreotype
daguerreotype
224 Caroline Hu Rapoport Holdings, LLC krewe
crewe
225 Warren Bacongallo The Resource Lab rajpramukh
rajpramook
226 Jahmir Greaux The Virgin Islands Daily News Quonset
Quonset
227 Wesley Kenlon The Park Record swainsona
swainsona
228 Ashley Bryner Southeast Education Service Center risposta
risposta
229 Roshan Kaushik FOX 13 Utah recamier
230 Ray Mishra The City Journals salmagundi
salmagundi
231 Isa Lyall Garces Vermont Principals Association patois
patois
232 Layla Barrett Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area Panchen Lama
Panchen Lama
233 Israel Mensah Central Rappahannock Regional Library maringouin
maringouin
234 Kitcha Shankar Rockingham District Ruritans roseola
roseola
235 Dhiya Sudhakar Loudoun County Public Schools lunulae
lunulae
236 Viky Tanamala Loudoun County Public Schools langrage
langrage
237 Siya Sampath InsideNoVa/Prince William Caracas
Caracas
238 Laasya Mohan Fairfax County Council PTA toile
toile
239 Aadhya Vijayakumar Fairfax County Council PTA pudibund
pudibund
240 Suhani Joshi WHRO Public Media cecidium
cecidium
241 Ashvin Pinnamaraju Radford University promyshlennik
promyshlennik
242 Taran Shivkumar Richmond Raceway Makgadikgadi Pans
Makgadikgadi Pans
243 Raven Amrhein Town Hall Seattle mittimus
mittimus