Info
Stage | Word Count |
Finals (First Stage) | 24 |
Spellers Participating | Spellers Eliminated | Spellers Advancing | Percent Advancing |
24 | 6 | 18 | 75.0% |
Words
niaouli |
baetyl |
chrystocrene |
orans |
velamen |
cyrtosis |
adiaphonon |
bohea |
neopterygian |
thylacine |
Castalian |
bondieuserie |
vitraillist |
glycyrrhizin |
gabbro |
Guayaquil |
appenzell |
exsiccatae or exsiccati |
mydriasis |
butadiene |
myrmecophagous |
pelelith |
utilidor |
conchylium |

Melodie Loya of Bainbridge, New York reacts to the sound of the bell after spelling pignoli incorrectly in Round 7. Melodie placed 18th in 2017. (Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee)
Round Results