2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee
May 31 - June 1, 2006

Summary of Round 5
(Click on the speller's name for a summary of words given.)
No. Speller Sponsor Correct
Spelling
Spelling
Given
Error
5. Horton, Jonathan Arizona Educational Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona soliste soliste   
11. O'Dorney, Evan Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California maquillage maquillage   
12. Thomas, Tia Sierra Telephone/Mountain Home School, Oakhurst, California totipalmate totipalmate   
20. Brown, Julia The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California aleuromancy alluromancy  E
22. Yoshinaga, Kendra Ventura County Star, Ventura, California pulicide pulicide   
25. Chang, Jaclyn Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada strabismus strabismus   
27. Newcombe, Leslie National Post, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada ersatz ersatz   
28. Hackett, Finola Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada cachinnate cachinnate   
33. Dong, Anqi The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada nepenthe napenthy  E
40. Hudson, Kayla Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado poivrade poivrade   
48. Salvador, Allion The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida tatterdemalion tatterdemalion   
67. Yuan, Theodore Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois sculpin sculpin   
72. Jain, Bonny The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois cromlech cromlech   
82. Xu, Duolin Topics Newspapers, Fishers, Indiana Delsartian Delsardion  E
84. Mishra, Sameer Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana nematocyst nematocyst   
96. Shivashankar, Kavya The Olathe News, Olathe, Kansas proaulion proaulion   
97. Pastapur, Aishwarya The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, Kansas shakuhachi shakuhachi   
99. Tamplin, John Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, Kentucky trabeated trabiated  E
140. Tarigopula, Rajiv St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri gallinaceous gallinaceous   
147. Close, Katharine Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Asbury Park, New Jersey Bildungsroman Bildungsroman   
152. Fung, Serenity The Times of Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey alcazar alquasar  E
153. Evans, Matthew The Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque, New Mexico mansuetude mansuetude   
156. Pivarunas, Anthony The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York omodynia omodinia  E
161. Kohli, Prateek Long Island Jewish World, Rockville Centre, New York realpolitik realpolitik   
169. Christie, Michael The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York strychnine strychnine   
180. Hooks, Saryn Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina concinnity concinnity   
184. Giese, Matthew The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio Moloch Moloch   
201. Buchanan, Chris Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma torrone tironi  E
208. Allegar, Charley The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania sfumato sfumato   
218. Bader, Lina Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ichneumon ichnumen  E
219. Vélez, Natalia Caribbean Preparatory School, San Juan, Puerto Rico erythematous erythemitous  E
231. Mathis, Cherry The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee persienne persienne   
234. Campbell, Caitlin Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas nephrosclerosis nephrosclerosis   
236. Chyao, Amy The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas tokonoma tokinoma  E
238. Patel, Samir Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas saponin saponin   
239. Anandasivam, Nidharshan Valley Freedom Newspapers, Harlingen, Texas physis physis   
240. Ajodha, Anjay Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas ophthalmoplegia ophthalmoplegia   
241. Soriano, Raymond Laredo Morning Times, Laredo, Texas diaphoresis diapharesis  E
258. Barnett, Lizzie Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia siphonapterology sciphenapterology  E
259. Gullapalli, Sachith The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia causerie cozerie  E
261. Estep, Marissa The Winchester Star, Winchester, Virginia attrahent atrohunt  E
262. Meikle, Grace Potomac News, Woodbridge, Virginia khanate canate  E
267. Wade, Andy Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston, West Virginia cyrillic cyrillic   
273. Jacobson, Isabel Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin langlaufer langlaufer   
Rank of spellers eliminated in this round: 30th (tie)