| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 20. |
Kashyap, Anurag
|
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California |
tristachyous |
tristachyous |
|
| 21. |
Deri, Aliya
|
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California |
orfevrerie |
orfevrerie |
|
| 66. |
Yuan, Theodore
|
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
retiary |
rheciary |
E |
| 99. |
Ducote, Alexis
|
The American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Pepysian |
Piepsian |
E |
| 139. |
Tarigopula, Rajiv
|
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri |
zouave |
zouave |
|
| 145. |
Chamberlin, Elicia
|
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire |
paraselene |
paraselene |
|
| 146. |
Close, Katharine
|
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey |
laetrile |
laotryl |
E |
| 172. |
Winchester, Marshall
|
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina |
schnecke |
schnecke |
|
| 179. |
Hooks, Saryn
|
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
etouffee |
etufe |
E |
| 238. |
Patel, Samir
|
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas |
cholecyst |
cholecyst |
|