| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 20. | Kashyap, Anurag |
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California | ornithorhynchous | ornithorhynchous | |
| 21. | Deri, Aliya |
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California | gallipot | gallipot | |
| 139. | Tarigopula, Rajiv |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri | mucedinaceous | mucedinaceous | |
| 238. | Patel, Samir |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas | lochetic | lochetic |