Summary of Round Two
| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Advanced to Round Three? |
| 1. | Brown, Laura |
Birmingham Post-Herald, Birmingham, Alabama | Yes |
| 2. | Tacey, Danielle |
Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, Alaska | Yes |
| 3. | Doudna, Kimberly |
Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska | No |
| 4. | Parungo, Mercy |
Samoa News, Pago Pago, American Samoa | No |
| 5. | Horton, Jonathan |
Arizona Educational Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona | Yes |
| 6. | Redhouse, Amanda |
Navajo Times, Window Rock, Arizona | No |
| 7. | Foster, Levi |
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas | Yes |
| 8. | Bipat, Chelsey |
The Nassau Guardian, Nassau, The Bahamas | No |
| 9. | Tenhet, Joshua |
The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California | No |
| 10. | Green, Jordan |
Desert Dispatch, Barstow, California | No |
| 11. | O'Dorney, Evan |
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California | Yes |
| 12. | Thomas, Tia |
Sierra Telephone/Mountain Home School PTC, Oakhurst, California | No |
| 13. | Perez, Christian |
Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, California | No |
| 14. | Medina, Christian |
Daily News Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | No |
| 15. | Rogacion, Kyle |
Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, California | Yes |
| 16. | Lakhanpal, Nitish |
The Orange County Register, Orange County, California | No |
| 17. | Rana, Maheen |
Record Searchlight, Redding, California | No |
| 18. | Tayag, Michael |
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California | No |
| 19. | Loucks, Jason |
The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California | Yes |
| 20. | Kashyap, Anurag |
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California | Yes |
| 21. | Deri, Aliya |
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California | Yes |
| 22. | Yoshinaga, Kendra |
Ventura County Star, Ventura, California | Yes |
| 23. | Valencia, Paul |
Daily Press, Victorville, California | No |
| 24. | Lawler, Evan |
Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register, Visalia, California | No |
| 25. | El Mais, Mohamed |
Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta | No |
| 26. | Ho, Edwin |
National Post, Don Mills, Ontario | No |
| 27. | Hackett, Finola |
Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta | Yes |
| 28. | Deshaies, Jamie |
The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec | No |
| 29. | Hurd, Jennifer |
Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario | No |
| 30. | Adam, Kaleb |
Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan | No |
| 31. | Dong, Anqi |
The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | No |
| 32. | Anderson, Sarah |
Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia | Yes |
| 33. | Hinder, Tracey |
The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia | No |
| 34. | Ropat, Jordynne |
The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario | No |
| 35. | Scott, Christopher |
Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba | No |
| 36. | Gopalakrishnan, Maithreyi |
Daily Camera, Boudler, Colorado | Yes |
| 37. | Hamill, Josiah |
Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado | No |
| 38. | Marcucci, Nicholas |
New Haven Register, New Haven, Connecticut | No |
| 39. | Benoit, Ronald John |
Norwich Bulletin, Noriwch, Connecticut | No |
| 40. | Shih, Victoria |
The Ridgefield Press, Ridgefield, Connecticut | No |
| 41. | Wang, Sarah |
Delaware State News, Dover, Delaware | Yes |
| 42. | Scholten, Margaret |
The Washington Informer, Washington, D.C. | Yes |
| 43. | Lau, Calvin |
Stars & Stripes, Europe | No |
| 44. | Cowsert, Ronnie |
The Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida | No |
| 45. | Olson, Kimberly |
The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida | Yes |
| 46. | Metla, Suma |
The Ledger, Lakeland, Florida | No |
| 47. | Eisner, Dovie |
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida | Yes |
| 48. | Salvador, Allion |
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida | Yes |
| 49. | Lawson, Samuel |
Naples Daily News, Naples, Florida | Yes |
| 50. | Partain, Joshua |
Naples Daily News, Naples, Florida | No |
| 51. | Floyd, Asami |
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida | No |
| 52. | Saadatmand, Bahareh |
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida | No |
| 53. | Daugherty, Sharon |
The News Herald, Panama City, Florida | No |
| 54. | Brown, Katie |
The News, Stuart, Florida | Yes |
| 55. | Sathe, Sonal |
Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida | Yes |
| 56. | Hernandez, Rachel |
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida | No |
| 57. | Hashmi, Sami |
Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida | No |
| 58. | Clark, James |
Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta, Georgia | Yes |
| 59. | Shepherd, Joseph |
The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia | Yes |
| 60. | Elayda, Dheena Marie |
Pacific Daily News, Agana, Guam | No |
| 61. | Kaneshiro, Jasmine |
The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii | Yes |
| 62. | Harlow, Matt |
Coeur d'Alene Press, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | No |
| 63. | Inman, Katelynn |
Lewiston Morning Tribune, Lewiston, Idaho | No |
| 64. | Gokhale, Ashwini |
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois | Yes |
| 65. | Acevedo, Phillip |
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois | Yes |
| 66. | Yuan, Theodore |
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois | Yes |
| 67. | Lee, Abraham |
Herald & Review, Decatur, Illinois | Yes |
| 68. | Smith, Cole |
The Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois | No |
| 69. | Little, Erica |
The Journal-Standard, Freeport, Illinois | No |
| 70. | Benjamin, Alex |
The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Illinois | No |
| 71. | Jain, Bonny |
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois | Yes |
| 72. | Rosnes, Kiley |
Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois | No |
| 73. | Labroo, Marlee |
The Quincy Herald-Whig, Quincy, Illinois | No |
| 74. | Kahl, T.J. |
Rockford Register Star, Rockford, Illinois | No |
| 75. | Evans, Katie |
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois | No |
| 76. | Frankfother, Allison |
The Daily Gazette, Sterling, Illinois | No |
| 77. | Hoke, Austin |
The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana | No |
| 78. | Huck, Elliot |
The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana | No |
| 79. | Weitzel, William |
Evansville Courier & Press, Evansville, Indiana | Yes |
| 80. | Hornedo, George |
Topics Newspapers, Fishers, Indiana | Yes |
| 81. | Vavilala, Vaibhav |
Topics Newspapers, Fishers, Indiana | No |
| 82. | Paynter, Michael |
The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana | No |
| 83. | Mishra, Sameer |
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana | No |
| 84. | Firebaugh, Stacia |
The Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana | Yes |
| 85. | Vasilottos, Nektarios |
The Herald-Argus, LaPorte, Indiana | Yes |
| 86. | Stanley, Victoria |
Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, Indiana | No |
| 87. | Cage, Emily |
The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana | No |
| 88. | Johnson, Ashleigh |
The Times, Munster, Indiana | Yes |
| 89. | Huang, Andrew |
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana | No |
| 90. | Purohit, Eesha |
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana | No |
| 91. | Trewartha, Jacob |
Zionsville Times Sentinel/The Lebanon Reporter, Zionsville, Indiana | No |
| 92. | Kurth, Isaac |
The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa | No |
| 93. | Meyer, Kim |
Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa | Yes |
| 94. | Pearson, Stacey-Ann |
Jamaica Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica | Yes |
| 95. | Toland, Kent |
The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, Kansas | No |
| 96. | Laskey, Hannah |
The Kentucky Post, Covington, Kentucky | No |
| 97. | Tamplin, John |
Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, Kentucky | Yes |
| 98. | Leger, Kasey |
The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana | No |
| 99. | Ducote, Alexis |
The American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana | Yes |
| 100. | Mercado, Nicole Mae |
The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana | No |
| 101. | Bateman, Marjorie |
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana | Yes |
| 102. | Foy, Amanda |
The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana | Yes |
| 103. | Guthrie, Thomas |
Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine | Yes |
| 104. | Ring, David |
Capital-Gazette Newspapers, Annapolis, Maryland | No |
| 105. | Lopez, Steven |
The Aegis, Bel Air, Maryland | No |
| 106. | Chavan, Priyanka |
Howard County Library and The Baltimore Sun, Columbia, Maryland | No |
| 107. | Wolfe, Steven |
The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland | No |
| 108. | Price, Mehron |
Gazette Newspapers, Landover, Maryland | Yes |
| 109. | Elele, Ike |
The Enterprise, Lexington Park, Maryland | No |
| 110. | Seymour, Katherine |
The Recorder, Prince Frederick, Maryland | Yes |
| 111. | Jerome, Simon |
Maryland Independent, Waldorf, Maryland | Yes |
| 112. | Daigle, Sarah |
Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Massachusetts | No |
| 113. | Surapaneni , Sahiti |
The Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts | Yes |
| 114. | Gallewale, Abha |
The Daily Item, Lynn, Massachusetts | No |
| 115. | Armstead, Emelia |
The Martha's Vineyard Times, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts | No |
| 116. | Shekhar, Akshat |
The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Massachusetts | Yes |
| 117. | Karas, Rachel |
The Flint Journal, Flint, Michigan | Yes |
| 118. | Green, Alexandra |
Grand Haven Tribune, Grand Haven, Michigan | No |
| 119. | Harkema, Nathan |
The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan | No |
| 120. | Reed, Jessy |
The Daily News, Greenville, Michigan | No |
| 121. | Bohurat, Alexander |
The Jackson Citizen Patriot, Jackson, Michigan | No |
| 122. | Orr, Elliott |
The Lapeer County Press, Lapeer, Michigan | No |
| 123. | Renny, Alex |
Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan | No |
| 124. | Ding, Jamie |
The Macomb Daily, Macomb, Michigan | No |
| 125. | Gakstatter, Carlie |
Ogden News Publishing of Michigan, Marquette, Michigan | No |
| 126. | Brazeal, Forrest |
The Oakland Press, Oakland, Michigan | Yes |
| 127. | Raval, Nilesh |
The Saginaw News, Saginaw, Michigan | Yes |
| 128. | Carpenter, Sean |
The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan | No |
| 129. | Kane, Kevin |
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan | No |
| 130. | DeVine, Jacob |
Brainerd Disaptch, Brainerd, Minnesota | Yes |
| 131. | Peters, Andrew |
Forum Communications Company, Fargo, North Dakota | Yes |
| 132. | Davidson, Nate |
The Free Press, Mankato, Minnesota | No |
| 133. | Smith, Hannah |
Star Tribune, Minnepolis, Minnesota | Yes |
| 134. | Snyder, Daniel |
The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi | No |
| 135. | Andrews, Austin |
Cass County Democrat Missourian, Harrisonville, Missouri | No |
| 136. | Hwang, Jessy |
Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri | Yes |
| 137. | Yang, Rebecca |
The Examiner, Independence, Missouri | No |
| 138. | Pauley, Sarah |
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri | No |
| 139. | Tarigopula, Rajiv |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri | Yes |
| 140. | Courtney, Megan |
Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Missouri | No |
| 141. | Bippes, Caitlin |
Unite, Springfield, Missouri | No |
| 142. | Ausick, Jack |
Lee Newspapers of Montana, Billings, Montana | Yes |
| 143. | Reinig, Benjamin |
Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska | No |
| 144. | Yap, Sue Ann |
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada | No |
| 145. | Chamberlin, Elicia |
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire | Yes |
| 146. | Close, Katharine |
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey | Yes |
| 147. | Kooker, Tristan |
The Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Yes |
| 148. | Cyr Jr., Paul |
Burlington County Times, Willingboro, New Jersey | No |
| 149. | Modi, Arjun |
The Record and Herald News, Hackensack, New Jersey | Yes |
| 150. | Vu, Carolyn |
The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, New Jersey | No |
| 151. | Elzeini, Sultan |
The Times of Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey | No |
| 152. | Evans, Matthew |
The Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque, New Mexico | No |
| 153. | Gillooly, Zachary |
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico, Clovis, New Mexico | No |
| 154. | Libranda, Liane Rae |
Times Union, Albany, New York | No |
| 155. | Burks, Dorian |
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York | Yes |
| 156. | Black, Alysia |
The Leader, Corning, New York | No |
| 157. | Brown, Ben |
Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, New York | No |
| 158. | Heroth, Abigail |
The Leader-Herald, Gloversville, New York | No |
| 159. | Lee, John |
Daily Freeman and Sunday Freeman, Kingston, New York | No |
| 160. | Hasbrouck, Alyssa |
Long Island Jewish World, Rockville Centre, New York | No |
| 161. | Snider, Laura |
Times Herald-Record, Middletown, New York | No |
| 162. | Martin, Alexander |
Daily News, New York, New York | Yes |
| 163. | Chahal, Rajdeep |
Daily News, New York, New York | No |
| 164. | Powell, Olivia |
The Daily Star, Oneonta, New York | No |
| 165. | Scullin, Elizabeth |
The Palladium-Times, Oswego, New York | No |
| 166. | Tomaskovic, Alyssa |
The Gazette, Port Jervis, New York | No |
| 167. | Zhang, Harvest |
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York | Yes |
| 168. | Christie, Michael |
The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York | Yes |
| 169. | Pisaniello, Elizabeth |
Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York | Yes |
| 170. | Roose, Charlotte |
The Independent Business Weekly, Auckland, New Zealand | No |
| 171. | Amin, Krunal |
Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina | Yes |
| 172. | Winchester, Marshall |
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina | Yes |
| 173. | Wells, Evan |
The Daily Record, Dunn, North Carolina | No |
| 174. | Palmer, Benjamin |
The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, North Carolina | No |
| 175. | Rabb, Dylan |
The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, North Carolina | No |
| 176. | Cheng, Yeeva |
The Shelby Star, Shelby, North Carolina | Yes |
| 177. | Lawson, J. |
Washington Daily News, Washington, North Carolina | No |
| 178. | Bradshaw, Lauren |
Wilson Daily Times, Wilson, North Carolina | No |
| 179. | Hooks, Saryn |
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Yes |
| 180. | Due, Melanie |
The Fargo Forum, Fargo, North Dakota | Yes |
| 181. | Dorton, Amanda |
The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio | No |
| 182. | Protz, Jaclyn |
The Repository, Canton, Ohio | No |
| 183. | Giese, Matthew |
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio | Yes |
| 184. | Shah, Shrey |
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio | No |
| 185. | Chaudhuri, Saptarshi |
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio | Yes |
| 186. | Castle, Steffen |
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio | Yes |
| 187. | Kaiser, Phil |
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio | No |
| 188. | Good, Brian |
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio | No |
| 189. | Jose, Joseph |
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio | No |
| 190. | Morrison, Tyler |
The Marietta Times, Marietta, Ohio | No |
| 191. | Milovac, Brent |
The Times Leader, Martins Ferry, Ohio | No |
| 192. | Ho, Truc |
The Medina Gazette, Medina, Ohio | No |
| 193. | Shivers, Brian |
Salem News, East Liverpool Review, and The Morning Journal, Salem, Ohio | No |
| 194. | Reddy, Manasa |
The Herald-Star, Steubenville, Ohio | No |
| 195. | Chang, Heejae |
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio | No |
| 196. | Palm, David |
The Tribune Chronicle, Warren, Ohio | No |
| 197. | Keep, Alan |
The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio | No |
| 198. | Kessler, Ellyanna |
The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio | No |
| 199. | Irwinsky, Mallory |
The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Yes |
| 200. | Matthews, Aidan |
Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Yes |
| 201. | Stafford, Cherish |
The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon | No |
| 202. | Pham, Larissa |
Portland Tribune, Portland, Oregon | No |
| 203. | Yang, Nathan |
Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times, Primos, Pennsylvania | Yes |
| 204. | White, Matthew |
The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania | Yes |
| 205. | Sulick, Aaron |
The Express-Times, Easton, Pennsylvania | No |
| 206. | Swigonski, Jessica |
Erie Times-News, Erie, Pennsylvania | No |
| 207. | Allegar, Charley |
The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Yes |
| 208. | Stewart, Henry |
Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | No |
| 209. | Sun, James |
The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania | No |
| 210. | Powles, Tricia |
The Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | No |
| 211. | Levri, Joseph |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | No |
| 212. | Hadley, Sean |
The Pittston Dispatch/Times Leader, Pittston, Pennsylvania | No |
| 213. | Heffner, Danielle |
The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Yes |
| 214. | Heck, Athena |
Reading Eagle, Reading, Pennsylvania | No |
| 215. | Pachuta, Larisa |
The Morning Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania | No |
| 216. | De Sa, Hong |
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | No |
| 217. | Walter, Benjamin |
Daily Local News, West Chester, Pennsylvania | No |
| 218. | Hampsey, Casey |
Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Yes |
| 219. | Arun, Aravind |
Caribbean Preparatory School, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Yes |
| 220. | Hackett, Michael |
The Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island | No |
| 221. | Williams, Emmy |
Anderson Independent Mail, Anderson, South Carolina | No |
| 222. | Errazo, Dominic Ranz |
The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina | Yes |
| 223. | Joye, Carrie-Jean |
Morning News, Florence, South Carolina | No |
| 224. | Gilliam, Morgan |
The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | No |
| 225. | Bandigas, Sonny |
Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, South Carolina | No |
| 226. | Basler, Jana |
Mitchell Daily Republic, Mitchell, South Dakota | No |
| 227. | Early, Spencer |
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee | No |
| 228. | Curtis, Tyler |
The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee | No |
| 229. | Bivens, Jenny |
The Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee | No |
| 230. | van Stolk, Heather |
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee | Yes |
| 231. | Mathis, Meg |
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee | Yes |
| 232. | Pitts, Anita |
The Tennessean, Memphis, Tennessee | No |
| 233. | Patel, Midhat |
Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas | No |
| 234. | Raghuram, Anjali |
Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas | No |
| 235. | Flores, Ciarra |
Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Corpus Christi, Texas | No |
| 236. | Koganti, Nikhil |
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas | Yes |
| 237. | Nabhan, David |
El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas | No |
| 238. | Patel, Samir |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas | Yes |
| 239. | Anandasivam, Nidharshan |
Valley Freedom Newspapers, Harlingen, Texas | Yes |
| 240. | Ajodha, Anjay |
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas | Yes |
| 241. | Viswanath, Abiram |
Laredo Morning Times, Laredo, Texas | No |
| 242. | Hanna, Kristen |
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas | No |
| 243. | Young, Taylor |
Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas | No |
| 244. | Barrett, Rachel |
Odessa American, Odessa, Texas | No |
| 245. | Kappelmann, Katherine |
San Angelo Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas | No |
| 246. | Chacko, Daniel |
San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas | Yes |
| 247. | Chung, Albert |
Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas | No |
| 248. | Matlock, Sydney |
Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas | No |
| 249. | Davis, Lindeon |
The Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | No |
| 250. | Li, Kaleo |
Daily Herald, Provo, Utah | Yes |
| 251. | Hubbard, Jacob |
The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont | No |
| 252. | Davis, Ben |
Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia | No |
| 253. | Peacock, Cari |
Loudoun Times-Mirror, Leesburg, Virginia | Yes |
| 254. | Hindman, Tabitha |
The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia | No |
| 255. | Perkins, Charlie |
Richlands News-Press, Richlands, Virginia | No |
| 256. | Cross, Katherine |
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia | No |
| 257. | Minnich, John |
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia | Yes |
| 258. | Driskill, Jordan |
The News-Virginian, Waynesboro, Virginia | No |
| 259. | Lilly, Anna |
The Winchester Star, Winchester, Virginia | No |
| 260. | French, Brianna |
Potomac News, Woodbridge, Virginia | No |
| 261. | Stephens, Travis |
The Sun, Bremerton, Washington | No |
| 262. | Butler, Ginny |
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Washington | No |
| 263. | Nieman, Claire |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington | Yes |
| 264. | Kaleohano, Andrew |
The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington | No |
| 265. | Wang, Yiping |
Charleston Newspapers, Charleston, West Virginia | Yes |
| 266. | Davis, Riley |
The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, Clarksburg, West Virginia | Yes |
| 267. | Jones, Erin |
The Journal, Martinsburg, West Virginia | No |
| 268. | Lintz, Ava |
The Dominion-Post, Morgantown, West Virginia | Yes |
| 269. | Wells, Megan |
Hampshire Review, Romney, West Virginia | No |
| 270. | Kofler, Sarah |
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin | No |
| 271. | Black, Jennifer |
Casper Star Tribune, Casper, Wyoming | Yes |
| 272. | Kuna, Nikki |
Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas | No |
| 273. | Betley, Matthew |
The Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts | Yes |
Spelling Bee rules.
The list of the 25 words given in round one.
