| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 20. | Kashyap, Anurag |
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California | hodiernal | hodiernal | |
| 21. | Deri, Aliya |
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California | trouvaille | trouvail | E |
| 238. | Patel, Samir |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas | Roscian | Rossian | E |