| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 1. |
Brown, Laura
|
Birmingham Post-Herald, Birmingham, Alabama |
tropholytic |
trophallytic |
E |
| 5. |
Horton, Jonathan
|
Arizona Educational Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona |
baccalaureate |
baccalaureate |
|
| 7. |
Foster, Levi
|
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas |
nuchal |
nucal |
E |
| 11. |
O'Dorney, Evan
|
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California |
jalousie |
jalousie |
|
| 20. |
Kashyap, Anurag
|
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California |
prosciutto |
prosciutto |
|
| 21. |
Deri, Aliya
|
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California |
nephalism |
nephalism |
|
| 27. |
Hackett, Finola
|
Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta |
whiffet |
whiffet |
|
| 45. |
Olson, Kimberly
|
The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida |
drepaniform |
drypaniform |
E |
| 54. |
Brown, Katie
|
The News, Stuart, Florida |
ipseity |
ipseity |
|
| 58. |
Clark, James
|
Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta, Georgia |
gneiss |
gneiss |
|
| 59. |
Shepherd, Joseph
|
The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia |
olid |
olid |
|
| 66. |
Yuan, Theodore
|
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
altricial |
altricial |
|
| 71. |
Jain, Bonny
|
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois |
periegesis |
periogesis |
E |
| 94. |
Pearson, Stacey-Ann
|
Jamaica Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica |
mycetophagous |
mycetophagous |
|
| 97. |
Tamplin, John
|
Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, Kentucky |
sponson |
sponson |
|
| 99. |
Ducote, Alexis
|
The American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
pergelisol |
pergelisol |
|
| 102. |
Foy, Amanda
|
The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana |
avocet |
avoset |
E |
| 126. |
Brazeal, Forrest
|
The Oakland Press, Oakland, Michigan |
dengue |
dengi |
E |
| 131. |
Peters, Andrew
|
Forum Communications Company, Fargo, North Dakota |
moire |
moiree |
E |
| 133. |
Smith, Hannah
|
Star Tribune, Minnepolis, Minnesota |
nemathelminth |
nemathelminth |
|
| 139. |
Tarigopula, Rajiv
|
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri |
gomphosis |
gomphosis |
|
| 142. |
Ausick, Jack
|
Lee Newspapers of Montana, Billings, Montana |
jamrosade |
jamrosade |
|
| 145. |
Chamberlin, Elicia
|
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire |
hereditament |
hereditament |
|
| 146. |
Close, Katharine
|
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey |
spondylitis |
spondylitis |
|
| 149. |
Modi, Arjun
|
The Record and Herald News, Hackensack, New Jersey |
gnotobiotic |
gnotobiotic |
|
| 172. |
Winchester, Marshall
|
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina |
uliginous |
uliginous |
|
| 179. |
Hooks, Saryn
|
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
agist |
agist |
|
| 183. |
Giese, Matthew
|
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio |
morigeration |
morigeration |
|
| 185. |
Chaudhuri, Saptarshi
|
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio |
faveolate |
faveolate |
|
| 203. |
Yang, Nathan
|
Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times, Primos, Pennsylvania |
soteriology |
soteriology |
|
| 222. |
Errazo, Dominic Ranz
|
The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina |
nyctipelagic |
nyctapelagic |
E |
| 236. |
Koganti, Nikhil
|
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas |
Valkyrian |
Valkyrian |
|
| 238. |
Patel, Samir
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas |
filiciform |
filiciform |
|
| 257. |
Minnich, John
|
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia |
Limoges |
Limoges |
|
| 265. |
Wang, Yiping
|
Charleston Newspapers, Charleston, West Virginia |
hydrargyrum |
hydrargyrum |
|
| 268. |
Lintz, Ava
|
The Dominion-Post, Morgantown, West Virginia |
sciosophy |
cyosophy |
E |