Info
| Stage | Word Count |
| Finals (First Stage) | 30 |
| Spellers Participating | Spellers Eliminated | Spellers Advancing | Percent Advancing |
| 30 | 6 | 24 | 80.0% |
Words
| kore |
| phthisis |
| chausses |
| cosmopoietic |
| amphipneustic |
| guaraguao |
| bathysmal |
| Yunnanese |
| astilbe |
| molluscivorous |
| geusioleptic |
| culicide |
| ramsch |
| byssinosis |
| keiretsu |
| cetacean |
| mysteriarch |
| bouleversement |
| weka |
| staphylinid |
| chelate |
| gradus |
| pignoli |
| bocage |
| quica |
| serena |
| patola |
| tapissier |
| ligniperdous |
| muscicolous |
Sohum Sukhatankar of Dallas, Texas gets advice from his dad prior to spelling in Round 6. (Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee)
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