| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 20. |
Kashyap, Anurag
|
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California |
terete |
terete |
|
| 21. |
Deri, Aliya
|
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California |
Lysenkoism |
Lysenkoism |
|
| 27. |
Hackett, Finola
|
Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta |
nisse |
nyssa |
E |
| 66. |
Yuan, Theodore
|
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
argillaceous |
argillaceous |
|
| 94. |
Pearson, Stacey-Ann
|
Jamaica Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica |
torrenticole |
torenticole |
E |
| 97. |
Tamplin, John
|
Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, Kentucky |
levirate |
leverate |
E |
| 99. |
Ducote, Alexis
|
The American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
achroacyte |
achroacyte |
|
| 133. |
Smith, Hannah
|
Star Tribune, Minnepolis, Minnesota |
cancrizans |
cancrazanz |
E |
| 139. |
Tarigopula, Rajiv
|
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri |
rejoneador |
rejoneador |
|
| 145. |
Chamberlin, Elicia
|
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire |
estafette |
estafette |
|
| 146. |
Close, Katharine
|
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey |
notturno |
notturno |
|
| 172. |
Winchester, Marshall
|
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina |
pronaos |
pronaos |
|
| 179. |
Hooks, Saryn
|
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
rhagadiform |
rhagadiform |
|
| 183. |
Giese, Matthew
|
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio |
synechthran |
synechthron |
E |
| 236. |
Koganti, Nikhil
|
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas |
perissad |
porisad |
E |
| 238. |
Patel, Samir
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas |
farraginous |
farraginous |
|