| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 11. |
O'Dorney, Evan
|
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California |
athyreosis |
athyriosis |
E |
| 20. |
Kashyap, Anurag
|
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California |
pompier |
pompier |
|
| 21. |
Deri, Aliya
|
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California |
flavedo |
flavedo |
|
| 27. |
Hackett, Finola
|
Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta |
heterocoelous |
heterocoelous |
|
| 66. |
Yuan, Theodore
|
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
poliorcetics |
poliorcetics |
|
| 94. |
Pearson, Stacey-Ann
|
Jamaica Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica |
chalicosis |
chalicosis |
|
| 97. |
Tamplin, John
|
Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, Kentucky |
moussaka |
moussaka |
|
| 99. |
Ducote, Alexis
|
The American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
persifleur |
persifleur |
|
| 133. |
Smith, Hannah
|
Star Tribune, Minnepolis, Minnesota |
samizdat |
samizdat |
|
| 139. |
Tarigopula, Rajiv
|
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri |
arytenoid |
arytenoid |
|
| 142. |
Ausick, Jack
|
Lee Newspapers of Montana, Billings, Montana |
Meissen |
Meisen |
E |
| 145. |
Chamberlin, Elicia
|
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire |
pannose |
pannose |
|
| 146. |
Close, Katharine
|
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey |
deixis |
deixis |
|
| 149. |
Modi, Arjun
|
The Record and Herald News, Hackensack, New Jersey |
Alembert |
Alembar |
E |
| 172. |
Winchester, Marshall
|
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina |
rathskeller |
rathskeller |
|
| 179. |
Hooks, Saryn
|
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
ichthyophagi |
ichthyophagi |
|
| 183. |
Giese, Matthew
|
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio |
delaine |
delaine |
|
| 185. |
Chaudhuri, Saptarshi
|
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio |
soogee |
suji |
E |
| 236. |
Koganti, Nikhil
|
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas |
geistlich |
geistlich |
|
| 238. |
Patel, Samir
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas |
hooroosh |
hooroosh |
|
| 257. |
Minnich, John
|
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia |
ulpan |
uhlpan |
E |