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Iris LaMoreaux
age 14 | grade 8
New Hampshire Union Leader
Manchester, New Hampshire
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Iris finished in 74th place (tied).
| Round | Word/Question | Spelling/Answer Given |
| 1 | triskelion |
triskelion
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| 2 | What is a montage? |
a quick sequence of images in film or TV that establishes theme, mood, or passage of time
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| 3 | perturb |
perturb
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| 4 | sepiment |
sepament
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journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee
winning word in qualifying spelling bee
pentacle
other words spelled correctly in local competition
Peruse, hexagonal, salivate, stupa, arraign, armat