74th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
May 29 through May 31, 2001
Summary of Round 1
Summary of Round 1
| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 1. | Tutay, T.J. |
Las Vegas Review -Journal (Las Vegas, Nevada) | prolegomenon | prolegomenon | |
| 2. | Buteau, Kirianna |
Union Leader/New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, New Hampshire) | exiguous | exiguous | |
| 3. | Serei, Virian |
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune (Neptune, New Jersey) | laloplegia | laloplegia | |
| 4. | Gomez, Alberto |
The Press of Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) | cappelletti | cappelletti | |
| 5. | Hur, Jane |
Burlington County Times (Willingboro, New Jersey) | escamotage | escamotage | |
| 6. | Altman, Harry |
The Record and Herald News (Passaic, New Jersey) | pahoehoe | pahoehoe | |
| 7. | Wang, Kanglei |
The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, New Jersey) | Aesculapian | Aeschyleapian | E |
| 8. | Abbracciamento, Gregory |
The Times of Trenton (Trenton, New Jersey) | oppidan | oppidan | |
| 9. | Berling, Sarah |
The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | litotes | litotes | |
| 10. | Metts, Jackie |
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico (Clovis, New Mexico) | phyllophorous | philopherous | E |
| 11. | Palmer, Julie |
The Gallup Independent (Gallup, New Mexico) | scintillation | scintillation | |
| 12. | Guinn, Brendan |
The Gallup Independent (Gallup, New Mexico) | archivalia | archavailiot | E |
| 13. | Guzman, Anthony |
Times Union (Albany, New York) | mostaccioli | mostaccioli | |
| 14. | Oh, Michael |
The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York) | wunderkind | wunderkind | |
| 15. | Johnson, Ian |
Finger Lakes Times (Geneva, New York) | cytolysis | citolosis | E |
| 16. | McMullen, Danielle |
The Leader-Herald (Gloversville, New York) | edulcorate | edulcorate | |
| 17. | Cole, Emily |
Daily Freeman and Sunday Freeman (Kingston, New York) | austausch | austausch | |
| 18. | Goldstein, Ari |
Long Island Jewish World (Long Island, New York) | solmizate | solmizate | |
| 19. | McCurdy, Kate |
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, New York) | gobemouche | gobemouche | |
| 20. | Sur, Snigdha |
Daily News (New York, New York) | phaeochrous | phaeochrous | |
| 21. | Germino, Lee Anthony |
Daily News (New York, New York) | deracinated | deracinated | |
| 22. | Noble, Rachel |
The Palladium-Times (Oswego, New York) | ratafia | ratofeia | E |
| 23. | Mascia, Samantha |
The Gazette (Port Jervis, New York) | veneniferous | veneniferous | |
| 24. | Menezes, Ryan |
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) | mistigris | mistigris | |
| 25. | Kellish, Jacqueline |
The Post-Standard/Herald American & Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York) | entente | entente | |
| 26. | Snider, Andrew |
Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, New York) | funipendulous | funipendulous | |
| 27. | Baird, Pressley |
Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) | involucre | invelucer | E |
| 28. | Hou, Stephen |
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) | Menckenese | Menckenese | |
| 29. | Smith, Alexandra |
The Daily Record (Dunn, North Carolina) | mahout | mahoute | E |
| 30. | Sloan, Lily |
The Gaston Gazette (Gastonia, North Carolina) | tularemia | tularemia | |
| 31. | Amuda, Aisha |
The Shelby Star (Shelby, North Carolina) | saponin | saponin | |
| 32. | Fondren, Kristina |
Washington Daily News (Washington, North Carolina) | mistral | mistral | |
| 33. | Hicks, Amy |
Wilson Daily Times (Wilson, North Carolina) | apoplexy | appoplexy | E |
| 34. | Rishel, Grace |
Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | canaille | connai | E |
| 35. | Moch, Kevin |
The Williston Daily Herald (Williston, North Dakota) | dhurrie | dhurrie | |
| 36. | Fenton, Jill |
The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) | platina | platina | |
| 37. | Martin, Amber |
The Repository (Canton, Ohio) | cynegetics | cynogetics | E |
| 38. | Turner, Kristen |
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) | chartreuse | chartreuse | |
| 39. | Hurst, Keriann |
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) | ecumenism | ecumenism | |
| 40. | Hessenauer, Michael |
The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) | kathak | kathak | |
| 41. | Daniel, Gina |
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) | inchoate | inchoate | |
| 42. | Bond, Patrick |
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) | Dantesque | Dantesque | |
| 43. | Phillips, Paige |
The Marietta Times (Marietta, Ohio) | chiliastic | chiliastic | |
| 44. | Kidder, Melanie |
The Times Leader (Martins Ferry, Ohio) | nubilous | nubilous | |
| 45. | Willett, Lindsay |
Salem News (Salem, Ohio) | lorgnette | lorgnette | |
| 46. | Rinaldi, Joseph |
The Herald-Star (Steubenville, Ohio) | byssinosis | byssinosis | |
| 47. | Jain, Priyanka |
The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) | flysch | flysch | |
| 48. | Bradley, Katie |
The Tribune Chronicle (Warren, Ohio) | ichorous | ichirus | E |
| 49. | Totino, Sammy |
The News-Herald (Willoughby, Ohio) | querimonious | querimonious | |
| 50. | Reid, Tom |
The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio) | mynheer | mineherr | E |
| 51. | Heffley, Bobby |
The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) | Bordelaise | Bordelaise | |
| 52. | Schwager, Carl |
The Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | chiclero | chiclero | |
| 53. | Frackelton, Alexandra "Zan" |
Beaverton Valley Times (Beaverton, Oregon) | taiga | taiga | |
| 54. | DeJarnatt, Skyler |
The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon) | esne | esne | |
| 55. | Arnold, Zachary |
Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times (Primos, Pennsylvania) | inanition | inanition | |
| 56. | Pugliese, Michelle |
The Intelligencer Record (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) | achondrite | achondrite | |
| 57. | Salerni, Domenic |
The Express-Times (Easton, Pennsylvania) | leptocercal | lepticyrcle | E |
| 58. | Yu, Ashley |
The Patriot-News Co. (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | paupiette | paupiette | |
| 59. | Eshleman, Courtney |
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) | gnomic | gnomic | |
| 60. | Spatz, Jim |
The Times Herald (Norristown, Pennsylvania) | krakowiak | krakowiak | |
| 61. | Emberger, Jaime |
The Philadelphia Tribune (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | edelweiss | edelweiss | |
| 62. | Maloney, Kelly |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | ravigote | ravigotte | E |
| 63. | Mizin, Sarita |
The Pittston Dispatch/Times Leader (Pittston, Pennsylvania) | deuteranopia | deuteranopia | |
| 64. | Setlock, Emily |
Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) | Bugaku | Bugaku | |
| 65. | Brokaw, Josh |
Reading Eagle/Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) | exanthematic | eczanthematic | E |
| 66. | Seibert, Susanna |
The Evening Times (Sayre, Pennsylvania) | myrmecologist | myrmecologist | |
| 67. | Legemaat, Cori |
Pocono Record (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) | sacerdocy | sacerdocy | |
| 68. | Bautista, Geneson |
The Record Herald (Waynesboro, Pennsylvania) | picudo | pecudo | E |
| 69. | Jeon, Mimi |
Daily Local News (West Chester, Pennsylvania) | rapprochement | rapprochement | |
| 70. | Bader, Mohammad |
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) | epyllion | epyllion | |
| 71. | Figueroa, Israel |
Caribbean Preparatory School (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | buccinators | buchcinators | E |
| 72. | Wray Jr., William |
The Providence Journal (Providence, Rhode Island) | zugzwang | tsucsvaun | E |
| 73. | Swain, Vera |
The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) | bijouterie | bijouterie | |
| 74. | Beihl, Thomas |
The State (Columbia, South Carolina) | ileitis | ileitis | |
| 75. | Srimani, Jaydeep |
The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina) | catadromous | catadromous | |
| 76. | Maxey, Will |
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) | analemma | analemma | |
| 77. | Carlson, Jenna |
American News (Aberdeen, South Dakota) | lageniform | lagenaform | E |
| 78. | Reddy, Vishruth |
Chattanooga Times/Chattanooga Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | philamot | philamot | |
| 79. | Taylor, Hannah |
The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) | mansuetude | mansuetude | |
| 80. | Brand, Sarah |
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) | kamelaukion | kamelaukion | |
| 81. | Eswarappa, Abhijith |
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) | uncinate | uncinate | |
| 82. | Nalley, Steven |
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) | rhabdomancer | rhabdomancer | |
| 83. | French, Alex |
The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) | Castilian | Castilian | |
| 84. | Lyssy, Kayla |
Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) | midinette | midinette | |
| 85. | May, Kelsi |
Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, Texas) | rhodopsin | rodopsin | E |
| 86. | Schulz, Eric |
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas) | hamadryad | hemidriad | E |
| 87. | Gunturi, Sai |
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) | obeisance | obeisance | |
| 88. | Squire, Justin |
El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) | chiragra | chiragra | |
| 89. | Lang, Brittany |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) | desquamate | desquamate | |
| 90. | Yang, Sarah |
Valley Freedom Newspapers (Harlingen, Texas) | babouche | babouche | |
| 91. | Miller, Banks |
Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) | diphyodont | diphyodont | |
| 92. | Miles, Mallory |
Laredo Morning Times (Laredo, Texas) | coruscated | corisgated | E |
| 93. | Ahern, Mary Esther |
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) | ahimsa | ahimsa | |
| 94. | Domingo, Janessa |
The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) | Tacitean | Tacitean | |
| 95. | Alur, Chiraag |
Midland Reporter-Telegram (Midland, Texas) | welkin | welkin | |
| 96. | Barrett, Sharon |
Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) | ponceau | ponceau | |
| 97. | Sansone, Cassidy |
San Angelo Standard-Times (San Angelo, Texas) | cucaracha | cucaracha | |
| 98. | Vokes, Eve |
San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Texas) | acrocyanosis | acrocyanosis | |
| 99. | Rose, Brittney |
The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas) | decennary | decennary | |
| 100. | Schwartze, William |
Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) | sabot | saboe | E |
| 101. | Joseph, Leann |
The Virgin Islands Daily News (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) | calvities | calvities | |
| 102. | Matthews, Jenni |
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) | empyrean | empyrean | |
| 103. | Hawkins, Kristin |
Loudoun Times-Mirror (Leesburg, Virginia) | cnemial | cnemial | |
| 104. | Kan, Andy |
The News & Advance (Lynchburg, Virginia) | strabismus | strabismus | |
| 105. | Kitts, Chantel |
Richlands News-Press (Richlands, Virginia) | arolium | aroleum | E |
| 106. | Lowder, Melissa |
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) | purlieu | purlieu | |
| 107. | Vamenta, Kristin |
The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia) | therblig | therblig | |
| 108. | Barnett, Bethany |
The News-Virginian (Waynesboro, Virginia) | dysphoria | disforium | E |
| 109. | Basque, Paul-Derek |
The Winchester Star (Winchester, Virginia) | mucilaginous | mucelagenous | E |
| 110. | Zimmerman, Anne |
The Potomac News (Woodbridge, Virginia) | vacatur | vacater | E |
| 111. | Stephens, Cade |
The Sun (Bremerton, Washington) | Byzantine | Byzantine | |
| 112. | Leer, Lauren |
Skagit Valley Herald (Mount Vernon, Washington) | ouvert | ouvert | |
| 113. | Daughters, Patrick |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington) | rantipole | rantipole | |
| 114. | Hoffman, Elizabeth |
The Wenatchee World (Wenatchee, Washington) | puerilely | puerilely | |
| 115. | Toigo, Samantha |
The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) | manipuri | manipuri | |
| 116. | Fromkin, Molly |
Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia) | anaptyxis | anaptyxis | |
| 117. | Beevers, Kara |
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram (Clarksburg, West Virginia) | cloche | cloche | |
| 118. | Cole, Dennis |
The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, West Virginia) | levade | levade | |
| 119. | Swaim, Kelsey |
The Journal (Martinsburg, West Virginia) | anabibazon | anabibazon | |
| 120. | Hoffman, Yonina |
The Dominion-Post (Morgantown, West Virginia) | galenical | galenical | |
| 121. | Cain, Brandee |
Grant County Press (Petersburg, West Virginia) | holometabolous | halometablous | E |
| 122. | Johnson, Adriana |
Casper Star Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) | bourgeoisie | bourgeoisie | |
| 123. | Tremelling, Brent (Tony) |
Jackson Hole Guide (Jackson, Wyoming) | capeador | capeathor | E |
| 124. | Hagler, Faith |
Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama) | siccative | siccative | |
| 125. | Falconer, Jean |
Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska) | philippics | philippics | |
| 126. | Pavelsky, Coryn |
Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska) | minareted | minnaretted | E |
| 127. | Ho Ching, Leticia |
Samoa News (Pago Pago, American Samoa) | kriegspiel | kriegspiel | |
| 128. | Day, Tristan |
Arizona Educational Foundation (Phoenix, Arizona) | sphygmic | sphygmic | |
| 129. | Stacy, Apollo |
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) | dacquoise | dacquoise | |
| 130. | Deveaux, Denice |
The Nassau Guardian (Nassau, Bahamas) | Ananias | Ananias | |
| 131. | Gehlawat, Neil |
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California) | puchero | puchero | |
| 132. | Narala, Ramsudha |
The Clovis Independent (Clovis, California) | nuchal | nuchal | |
| 133. | Black, Jason |
Contra Costa Newspapers (Walnut Creek, California) | recidivism | recidivism | |
| 134. | Hutchison, Drew |
Sierra Telephone/Coarsegold PTA (Coarsegold, California) | sault | soulle | E |
| 135. | Firunts, Mariam |
Daily News (Los Angeles, California) | upeygan | upeygan | |
| 136. | Rios, Jennifer |
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California) | perennate | perennate | |
| 137. | Cho, Kenneth |
Monterey County Office of Education (Monterey, California) | anadiplosis | anedyplosis | E |
| 138. | Choy, Marisa |
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California) | hypocorism | hypocorism | |
| 139. | Carter, Zack |
Record Searchlight (Redding, California) | talipes | tallipese | E |
| 140. | Sharma, Varun |
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) | bimillenary | bimillenary | |
| 141. | Chan, Brendan |
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) | parricide | parricide | |
| 142. | Diefenbach, Morgan |
The San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, California) | baragouin | baragouin | |
| 143. | Calixto, Nathan |
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) | rhadamanthine | rhadamanthine | |
| 144. | Young , Bethany |
Ventura County Star (Ventura, California) | dreidel | dreidel | |
| 145. | Smith, Scott |
Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register (Visalia, California) | sessile | cecile | E |
| 146. | Hesse, Rachel |
Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado) | visceroptosis | visceroptosis | |
| 147. | Shridhar, Mitesh |
Denver Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) | zucchetto | zucchetto | |
| 148. | Tadipatri, Ramya |
New Haven Register (New Haven, Connecticut) | Micawber | Micawber | |
| 149. | Wheeler, Justin |
The Washington Informer (Washington, District of Columbia) | bhalu | bhalu | |
| 150. | Clendaniel, Rebecca |
Delaware State News (Dover, Delaware) | empennage | empennage | |
| 151. | Norsworthy, Mark |
Stars & Stripes (Defense/State Dept. Schools, Europe) | consanguinity | consanguinity | |
| 152. | Chen, Edwin |
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida) | vorlage | vorlage | |
| 153. | Pantojan, Marie |
The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) | langouste | langouste | |
| 154. | Jeffers, Jasmine |
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) | poncelet | poncelet | |
| 155. | Francis, Gloria |
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) | majuscule | majuscuel | E |
| 156. | Griff, Cassy |
Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida) | chalicosis | calicosis | E |
| 157. | Kshetrapal, Anisha |
Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida) | gnocchi | gnocchi | |
| 158. | Rosenthal, Zachary |
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) | tambourin | tambourin | |
| 159. | Mills, Eric |
The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) | xerophobous | xerophobous | |
| 160. | Norris, Chip |
The News Herald (Panama City, Florida) | pulchritudinous | pulchritudinous | |
| 161. | Fowler, Lauren |
The Stuart News (Stuart, Florida) | umlaut | umlaut | |
| 162. | Olsen, Alex |
Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) | thoracic | thoracic | |
| 163. | Nguyen, Maurice |
The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) | redoppe | redoppe | |
| 164. | Stadnick, Adam |
Press-Journal (Vero Beach, Florida) | Aeschylean | escalion | E |
| 165. | Zhang, Jenny |
Atlanta Daily World (Atlanta, Georgia) | hokku | hokku | |
| 166. | Powell, Daniel |
The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) | colugo | calugo | E |
| 167. | Macabenta, Frank |
Pacific Daily News (Agana, Guam) | ooporphyrin | ooporphyrian | E |
| 168. | Won, Matthew |
The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) | repechage | repechage | |
| 169. | Bailly, Jordan |
The Lewiston Morning Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho) | ectocanthion | ectocanthian | E |
| 170. | Gaines, Jessica |
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) | penury | penury | |
| 171. | Pollock, Henry |
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois) | cerumen | cerumen | |
| 172. | Van Ornam, Jonathan |
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) | matutine | machitine | E |
| 173. | Zivat, Michael |
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) | koinonia | koinonia | |
| 174. | Mechling, Aaron |
Herald & Review (Decatur, Illinois) | elaterid | elaterid | |
| 175. | Troutman, Sarah |
The Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois) | banausic | banausic | |
| 176. | Nguyen, Marilyn |
The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Illinois) | myxomatosis | myxomatosis | |
| 177. | Dechert, Michael |
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Illinois) | sunglo | sunglo | |
| 178. | Leman, Ryan |
The Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) | quintal | quintle | E |
| 179. | Kothe, Emily |
The Quincy Herald-Whig (Quincy, Illinois) | faena | feana | E |
| 180. | Prathoummachith, Jessica |
Rockford Register Star (Rockford, Illinois) | rutilant | rutelant | E |
| 181. | Jones, Christopher |
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois) | halophyte | halophyte | |
| 182. | Widbin, Kelly |
The Daily Gazette (Sterling, Illinois) | Pierian | pyerian | E |
| 183. | Wash, Bria |
The Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Indiana) | calefacient | calefacient | |
| 184. | Pittman, Dylan |
Evansville Courier & Press (Evansville, Indiana) | brume | brume | |
| 185. | Rupprecht, Carol |
Topics Newspapers (Fishers, Indiana) | dioscuric | dioscuric | |
| 186. | Burdeski, Jamie |
Topics Newspapers (Fishers, Indiana) | tiqueur | teceur | E |
| 187. | Leung, Jason |
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) | netsuke | netsuke | |
| 188. | Dinkledine, Aaron |
The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) | chatelaine | chatelaine | |
| 189. | Nyenhuis-Rouch, Joy |
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) | balalaika | balalaika | |
| 190. | Cosaert, Mindy |
The LaPorte Herald-Argus (LaPorte, Indiana) | trochanter | trochanter | |
| 191. | Cromer, Eric |
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) | lipolytic | lipolytic | |
| 192. | Orlosky, Sean |
The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana) | gaufrette | gaufrette | |
| 193. | Molon, Adam |
The Times (Munster, Indiana) | proaulion | proaulion | |
| 194. | Bolt, Erik |
South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana) | vulnerary | vulnerary | |
| 195. | McNeil, Kylie |
The Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Indiana) | coronach | coronac | E |
| 196. | Hankins, Kelsee |
Zionsville Times Sentinel/The Lebanon Reporter (Zionsville, Indiana) | rasgado | rhosgotto | E |
| 197. | Moser, Sara |
The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) | melee | melee | |
| 198. | Edler, Jacob |
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) | Charybdis | caribdous | E |
| 199. | Thomas, Daniel |
The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) | berylloid | berylloid | |
| 200. | Toland, Scott |
The Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka, Kansas) | paroemia | paremia | E |
| 201. | Martin, Jordan |
The Kentucky Post (Covington, Kentucky) | ginglymus | ginglemous | E |
| 202. | Croushorn, James |
Kentucky Derby Festival, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) | brunizem | brunazem | E |
| 203. | Bowen, Sarah |
The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana) | mittimus | mitimus | E |
| 204. | Pirolo, Andrew |
Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, Louisiana) | lochetic | lochetic | |
| 205. | Tilbury, Kaitlin |
Monroe News Star (Monroe, Louisiana) | tichorrhine | tichorrhine | |
| 206. | Modica, Michael |
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) | dirigisme | dirigisme | |
| 207. | Howard, Samantha |
The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana) | polysyndeton | polysenditine | E |
| 208. | Garthoff, Rebecca |
Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) | koftgari | koftgari | |
| 209. | Schonthaler, Janet |
Capital-Gazette Newspapers (Annapolis, Maryland) | aposiopesis | aposiapesis | E |
| 210. | Lookingbill, Sarah |
Aegis (Bel Air, Maryland) | quisling | quisling | |
| 211. | Beeman, Terry |
Cumberland Times-News (Cumberland, Maryland) | seiche | saiche | E |
| 212. | Gilbert, Conner |
The Herald-Mail Company (Hagerstown, Maryland) | Fauntleroy | Fauntleroy | |
| 213. | Lucas, Rawle |
Gazette Newspapers, Inc. (Landover, Maryland) | espaliers | espaliers | |
| 214. | Taylor, Erin |
The Enterprise (Lexington Park, Maryland) | obfuscatory | obfuscatory | |
| 215. | Stratton, Victoria |
The Recorder (Prince Frederick, Maryland) | vigneron | vignerone | E |
| 216. | Young, Rachael |
Maryland Independent (Waldorf, Maryland) | pleuston | pleuston | |
| 217. | Amanatidis, Bobby |
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) | strathspey | strathspea | E |
| 218. | Tucker, Emily |
The Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts) | eohippus | eohippus | |
| 219. | Lee, Melissa |
Daily Item (Lynn, Massachusetts) | criollo | creolo | E |
| 220. | Gillogly, Samantha |
The Martha's Vineyard Times (Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts) | piccata | piccata | |
| 221. | Lucaci-Vashee, Maya |
The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts) | scarabaeiform | scarabiaform | E |
| 222. | Toomey, Molly |
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) | icosahedron | icosahedron | |
| 223. | Herling, Ryan |
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Massachusetts) | kamik | komik | E |
| 224. | Cejudo, Marco Antonio |
The News (Mexico City, Mexico) | bialy | bialy | |
| 225. | Bolton, Andrew |
The Flint Journal (Flint, Michigan) | pursuivant | persuevant | E |
| 226. | Woodby, Thomas |
Grand Haven Tribune (Grand Haven, Michigan) | Hollerith | Holorith | E |
| 227. | Briggs, Bill |
The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) | terpsichorean | terpsichorean | |
| 228. | Hansen, Anna |
The Daily News (Greenville, Michigan) | echelette | echelette | |
| 229. | Slager, Jeremy |
The Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan) | creophagy | cryophagy | E |
| 230. | Griffin, Amanda |
The Lapeer County Press (Lapeer, Michigan) | macaque | muckek | E |
| 231. | Parcell, Stevie |
Ludington Daily News (Ludington, Michigan) | chartaceous | cartatous | E |
| 232. | Fonseka, Ruvani |
The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens, Michigan) | lavash | lavash | |
| 233. | Legault, Robynne |
Ogden News Publishing of Michigan (Houghton, Michigan) | tallage | tallige | E |
| 234. | Sweda, Tim |
Oakland Press (Pontiac, Michigan) | poussin | poussant | E |
| 235. | Talasila, Sreya |
The Saginaw News (Saginaw, Michigan) | propitious | propitious | |
| 236. | Janiszewski, Barbara |
The Herald Palladium (St. Joseph, Michigan) | agape | agape | |
| 237. | Douglass, Lindsay |
Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) | bibelot | bibelot | |
| 238. | Conley, Sean |
Aitkin Independent Age (Aitkin, Minnesota) | auriferous | auriferous | |
| 239. | Hanssen, Joshua |
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) | Reaumur | Reaumur | |
| 240. | Whitworth, Amanda |
Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, Missouri) | epigonism | epigonism | |
| 241. | Shilhanek, Justin |
The Examiner (Independence, Missouri) | anacoluthon | anacoluthon | |
| 242. | Snider, Debra |
News-Press/Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) | cointise | cointise | |
| 243. | Thampy, Mallika |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) | phlebitis | phlebitis | |
| 244. | Scott, Cecilia |
Unite (Springfield, Missouri) | coracle | coracle | |
| 245. | Lakey, Micayla |
Lee Newspapers of Montana (Billings, Montana) | ratatouille | rotitui | E |
| 246. | Reinig, Regina |
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) | moiety | moiety | |
| 247. | Dzwonczyk, Alison |
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) | coleopterous | coliopterous | E |
| 248. | Latronica, Jim |
The Medina Gazette (Medina, Ohio) | madarosis | madarosis |
