| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 1. |
Close, Katharine
|
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune (Asbury Park, New Jersey) |
chauvinism |
chauvinism |
|
| 4. |
Zymet, Jesse
|
The Record and Herald News (Hackensack, New Jersey) |
energumen |
energumen |
|
| 5. |
Wang, Kanglei
|
The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
viviparous |
viviperous |
E |
| 6. |
Mehta, Amar
|
The Times of Trenton (Trenton, New Jersey) |
retrocedence |
retrocedence |
|
| 7. |
Shaw, Ronald
|
The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
orison |
orison |
|
| 11. |
Miller, Catherine
|
Times Union (Albany, New York) |
anodyne |
anodyne |
|
| 16. |
Bordewich, Chloe
|
Daily Freeman and Sunday Freeman (Kingston, New York) |
cantonment |
cantonment |
|
| 17. |
Goldstein, JJ (Joy)
|
Long Island Jewish World (Rockville Centre, New York) |
novercal |
novercal |
|
| 18. |
Blacklock, Evelyn
|
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, New York) |
tenebrosity |
tenebrosity |
|
| 20. |
Zyman Carrasco, Erik
|
Daily News (New York, New York) |
largitional |
largitional |
|
| 24. |
Ahsan, Naomi
|
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) |
aerophilatelic |
erophilitalic |
E |
| 25. |
Fecteau, Olivia
|
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) |
bardolatry |
bardolatry |
|
| 28. |
Winchester, Marshall
|
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
reboant |
reboant |
|
| 31. |
Kasmer, Tom
|
The Gaston Gazette (Gastonia, North Carolina) |
dizygotic |
dyzigotic |
E |
| 34. |
Hakanson, Shana
|
Wilson Daily Times (Wilson, North Carolina) |
marcasite |
marcassite |
E |
| 36. |
Due, Hannah
|
Devils Lake Journal (Devils Lake, North Dakota) |
garrulous |
garrulous |
|
| 39. |
Bonnell, Nathanael
|
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
heuristic |
heuristic |
|
| 40. |
Gonzalez, Elisa
|
The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) |
Pythagorean |
Pythagorean |
|
| 41. |
Eustace, Abigail
|
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) |
carafe |
carafe |
|
| 42. |
Roberts, Quay
|
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) |
glabella |
glabella |
|
| 54. |
Shakir, Nabeel
|
The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
egregious |
egregious |
|
| 58. |
Patrick, Phil
|
The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) |
kibbutznik |
kibbutznik |
|
| 66. |
Witty, Yisrael
|
The Pittston Dispatch/Times-Leader (Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania) |
lumbricoid |
lumbricoid |
|
| 68. |
Derr, James
|
Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania) |
variorum |
veriorum |
E |
| 72. |
Hilsey, Shannon
|
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) |
frieze |
phrese |
E |
| 76. |
Errazo, Dominic Ranz
|
The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) |
poultice |
poultice |
|
| 78. |
Srimani, Jaydeep
|
The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina) |
crebrity |
krebrity |
E |
| 80. |
Truelson, Nicholas
|
Huron Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota) |
incorrigible |
incorrigible |
|
| 83. |
Brand, Sarah
|
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
sluice |
sluice |
|
| 84. |
Nagy, Kelsey
|
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) |
escheator |
aschietor |
E |
| 85. |
Owens, Amber
|
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) |
obtruncate |
obtruncate |
|
| 86. |
French, Alex
|
The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) |
phytotoxic |
phytotoxic |
|
| 87. |
Kuna, Melody
|
Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) |
bathyseism |
bathycseism |
E |
| 90. |
Gunturi, Sai
|
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) |
insalubrious |
insalubrious |
|
| 91. |
Carroll, Sylvia
|
El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) |
recalcitrant |
recalcitrant |
|
| 92. |
Patel, Samir
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) |
inexorable |
inexorable |
|
| 96. |
Chowpaknam, Jacob
|
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) |
miscellaneity |
miscelaneity |
E |
| 106. |
Peacock, Cari
|
Loudoun Times-Mirror (Leesburg, Virginia) |
succumbence |
succumbence |
|
| 112. |
Basque, Paul-Derek
|
The Winchester Star (Winchester, Virginia) |
pernicious |
pernicious |
|
| 118. |
Marsland, Robert
|
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) |
endorphin |
endorphin |
|
| 120. |
Wade, Andy
|
Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia) |
froufrou |
froufrou |
|
| 124. |
Lerner, Steven
|
Casper Star Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) |
asphyxiant |
asphyxiant |
|
| 125. |
Allamneni, Chaitanya
|
Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama) |
hypalgesia |
hypalgesia |
|
| 129. |
King, Gavin
|
Arizona Educational Foundation (Phoenix, Arizona) |
pulverulent |
pulverulent |
|
| 132. |
Grandhe, Siri
|
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California) |
lucre |
lucre |
|
| 133. |
Thompson, Pierre
|
Contra Costa Times (Contra Costa, California) |
fossiliferous |
fossiliferous |
|
| 136. |
Enad, Racquel
|
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California) |
sorbefacient |
sorbefacient |
|
| 139. |
Rana, Ahmad
|
Record Searchlight (Redding, California) |
pelmatogram |
pelmatogram |
|
| 141. |
Ponce de Leon, Bernice
|
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) |
neuston |
neuston |
|
| 142. |
Ingermanson, Gracie
|
The San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, California) |
bargello |
bargello |
|
| 147. |
Reyes, Scott
|
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) |
cuneate |
cuneate |
|
| 155. |
Ullah, Aqsa
|
The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) |
risible |
risible |
|
| 156. |
Cabal-Ugaz, Jose
|
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) |
yannigan |
yannigan |
|
| 157. |
Ho, Aaron
|
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) |
pediculosis |
pediculosis |
|
| 160. |
Horn, Kyla
|
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) |
karaoke |
karaoke |
|
| 161. |
Guey, Lynne
|
The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) |
adjudicate |
adjudicate |
|
| 163. |
Brown, Katie
|
The News (Stuart, Florida) |
esotericism |
esotericism |
|
| 167. |
Lao, Athena Louise
|
Atlanta Daily World (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Gorgonzola |
Gorgonzola |
|
| 168. |
Shepherd, Joe
|
The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) |
preterlabent |
preturlabent |
E |
| 169. |
Tolentino, Nino
|
Pacific Daily News (Agana, Guam) |
saccharinity |
sacchirinity |
E |
| 174. |
Malina, Justin
|
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) |
dysphagia |
dysphagia |
|
| 178. |
Jain, Bonny
|
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Illinois) |
mecometer |
mecometer |
|
| 179. |
Kim, Claire
|
Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) |
hydrochore |
hydrochore |
|
| 184. |
Wash, Bria
|
The Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Indiana) |
avaricious |
avaricious |
|
| 186. |
Hammes, Nathan
|
Topics Newspapers (Fishers, Indiana) |
taipan |
taipan |
|
| 187. |
Leslie, Trevor
|
Topics Newspapers (Fishers, Indiana) |
poinciana |
poinsianna |
E |
| 191. |
Vasilottos, Nektarios
|
The LaPorte Herald-Argus (LaPorte, Indiana) |
canard |
canard |
|
| 195. |
Tidmarsh, David
|
South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana) |
electroencephalograph |
electroencephalograph |
|
| 199. |
Hahn, Jonathan
|
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) |
velocipede |
velocipede |
|
| 200. |
McLeary, Trudy
|
The Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) |
imputrescible |
imputrescible |
|
| 203. |
Tamplin, John
|
Kentucky Derby Festival (Louisville, Kentucky) |
anachronism |
anachronism |
|
| 208. |
Nichols, Molly
|
Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) |
facetiosity |
facetiosity |
|
| 217. |
Patel, Palak
|
The Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts) |
expugnable |
expugnable |
|
| 220. |
Schlesinger, Kimberly
|
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
bismuth |
byzmath |
E |
| 228. |
Warunek, Jane
|
The Macomb Daily (Macomb, Michigan) |
diaconate |
diaconate |
|
| 230. |
Arul, Hari
|
The Oakland Press (Pontiac, Michigan) |
laniary |
lanniary |
E |
| 236. |
Remmen, Grant
|
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) |
dahlia |
dahlia |
|
| 240. |
Pfefer, Emily
|
Cass County Democrat Missourian (Harrisonville, Missouri) |
tenaculum |
tenaculum |
|
| 242. |
Silvers, Destiny
|
News-Press/Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) |
compunctious |
compunctious |
|
| 243. |
Tarigopula, Rajiv
|
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) |
epiglottis |
epiglottis |
|
| 246. |
Dennison, Sean
|
Lee Newspapers of Montana (Billings, Montana) |
pizzicato |
pizzacato |
E |
| 247. |
Reinig, Regina
|
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) |
inveigh |
inveigh |
|
| 249. |
Jaeger, Erin
|
The Union Leader/New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
bellwether |
bellweather |
E |
| 250. |
Alexander, Natalie
|
New Haven Register (New Haven, Connecticut) |
metastasize |
metastacize |
E |