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Ananya in her own words

• Stats & words from Regionals & NSB 2017
• Special feature by Meryl Tigenoah

AFTER-A-SPELL
Hexco's Annual Newsletter - 'Sneak Preview' Report on the 2017 National Spelling Bee

Make way for 'unstoppable' Ananya Vinay

The stretch of two-way champs has taken a detour, landing the coveted
trophy into the arms of Ananya Vinay who proved to be indomitable at the 2017
National Spelling Bee. Three years ago was the last time a single winner was
declared and Ananya managed to ‘out spell’ numerous contestants—all to be
celebrated for making it to the national stage. Rohan Rajeev was a tenacious
competitor and came in second-place, spelling words like durchkomponiert,
potichimanie, and cheiropompholyx. Ananya fielded words like cuivré, tasajillo,
and Tchefuncte to name a few.
In its 90th year, the Spelling Bee instituted a tie-breaker for the first
time. It would have used a ‘secret envelope’ to declare the speller with the
highest written score the winner if, once again, two were left standing on stage.
Before the live finals on ESPN, Paige Kimble joked that they were prepared this
time, not just for the possibility of two, but even three winners as three trophies
traversed across the stage. A little humor before a tense night is always wel-
come, and the thought of a three-way tie tickled the audience.
(Continued on page 3)

In 2017,
Words not in printed
25%of all
dictionary, but online
spellers had ROUND 1
(Written Test)
ROUND 5
carosella
New Nat's bowyer (carosela in printed)
ROUND 2 Bruneian
Notes, and (from Regional List) ROUND 6
75% of affogato
Euskara
bucatini
ROUND 8
those who fashionista clafouti
fibromyalgia ROUND 12
advanced kvell arribada
to Round 6 lassi
macchiato
had NNN. mochi
parkour
87% of ronin
Sicily
the ESPN ROUND 3
Pictured above (top to bottom): Ananya finalists bloviator
(bloviate in printed)
Vinay hoists the trophy. Second-place winner
Rohan Rajeev correctly fields another word
had NNN. webisode
shopaholic
along the way.
edamame
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Only 34 words on the Regional Bee word list were
not in any Hexco product, leaving 92% of words
in some Hexco product.
(Vinay, continued)

After a two-day, 36-round spelling bee and a

20-round nail-biting spell-off, no envelope was needed and
Ananya and Rohan Rajeev ended the event only five rounds
short of a tie. Each took home $40,000 and $30,000 respec-
tively; the prize for third place was $20,000, and fourth
place was $10,000.
When Ananya competed at the NSB last year as
a fifth grader, she fell short of the semifinals, but in only
one year, she proved unshrinkable. Her victory is a living
testimony to hard work and determination. It is also rare
and impressive to come as far as Rohan did as a first-time 'FAST TRACK' TO
SPELLING
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Mira Dedhia was the third-place winner and she
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had to receive a minimum score of 29; the highest possible
score was a 30. Fifteen spellers took the stage at the ESPN
finals on Thursday night. There were nine 8th graders, zero
7th graders, five 6th graders, and one 5th grader.
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In my eighth-grade school year (the school year of
2016-2017), I got the amazing opportunity to go to the
Scripps National Spelling Bee that took place in Wash-
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life. Not because I got to go to a national competition
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words is one of them. ~ By Meryl Tigenoah

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macaronic redux rectify edamame tyrannically debiteuse
filar retractable lobo transhumance plaintively coromandel Round 8 Round 15
theriatrics aspirate perspicacious differentiate cinquain definiendum verdaccio Dasein
phraseogram contrariwise mourning cadence terminus bergere Quadragesima ressentiment
achromatopsia liquefaction stegosaur contributor deferral pterylosis ascian phycoerythrin
canaille gratinate taciturnity tapas tractability cuneus concours Struldbrug
Atlantean condescending tangelo sagacious artiad xanthochroism
Round 2 flippancy umpirage rollicking horologist scrapiana brachycerous Round 16
(Words from apprehensive inquietude pilferer enfranchise Polypheme strisciando cuivré
Regional List bursary feudalism irrevocable humidistat jequirity purana Egeria
were used in technophile collapsar beneficent knell solfeggio phthisiology ehretia
this round. See oxygenate merchandise juridical roussette velamentum
earlier page.) weedicide welterweight secession Round 4 warison facies Round 17-36
reiterate turmeric corrosive equipluve Dewar panniculitis gargouillade
Round 3 somnolence alluvial allocable diastole coloboma clafouti Bandkeramik
normative calipers lamentable licentious ferriferous saccharomycete tules cavaquinho
Dijon plangent advolution thimblerig cabasa carosella galanas siddur
ornithology loathsome architectonic jeepney chryselephantine Corriedale tasajillo
collegiality macrobiotics demographic emulsify epoptic toreutics Round 9 konohiki
buffoonery succulent calendrical mackinaw alopecia potager acharnement aracari
concavity calumnious deracinated metallurgical phytocidal panettone cattleya psophometer
arraign inquisition immure proprietor cinerarium Bruneian Aubusson konditorei
surety subliminal filbert McMansion salicylism cleidoic oncochaeta barasingha
marginalize forbiddance adulate unguent causerie bumicky heiligenschein
bronchitis bloviator hospitality gluttony purlieu Round 6 bouchee voussoir
defibrillator procrastinate preferential excision catafalque latifundium Klydonograph staatenbund
incinerate webisode manipulable wettability surimi Deruta mitis epirrhema
laity vicissitudes instigate idiolect proveditor Hudibrastic marasmus pykrete
valetudinary sporadically penitentiary linnet esculent coulisse savate chitarrino
accrual complicit Candlemas appeased hesychast bucatini quintain berghaan
sculpturesque Brandywine shambolic transference napiform kerogen koleroga
taxonomic obliquity attributive pontifical pastiche apparentement Round 10 gwyniad
scapegrace surrealistic hallucinate rehabilitant cygneous congeners apagoge Juglar
clayey colonize limbic infelicities poinciana helianthemum minaudiere sceloporus
disproportion- fallacy archaism preciosity lamellibranch attentat caroche durchkompo-
ate rehearsal prevenient fissile sphygmogram genipap pterygoideus niert
Guamanian hypertrophy gyrocopter auditor obmutescence commis phaeism zeaxanthin
revulsive reprise arguendo desorption staphylotomy natte izzat Brabancon
truncate shopaholic geriatric rhubarb outarde cunette Boyg
bumptious myopic superficiality ineffaceable whirlicote marquisette Round 11 rastaquouère
requisition compensatory spasmodic carpal perinephric bottega phthirophagous cecidomyia
cautionary urbanely decryption dissolution arachnophagous sauger causse emphyteusis
nucleated foreclosure Laotian repudiate vendage subauditur euphroe gesith
cronyism quadruple psychogenic annulment monostichous filasse aepyornis Naassene
piratical binocular discreditable complementary agalma duxelles melainotype Tchefuncte
univocal conundrum vespertine severance anamnesis piatti bautta potichimanie
miniascape schemery napoleon rappel trillium noyade wayzgoose
conveyance sequential agonistic conurbation dimity Round 12 cheiropompholyx
importune centipede obnoxiously inopportune desman Round 7 arribada Hypapante
wordmonger ligature refulgence propagandistic occiput seiche rinkafadda poulaine
bidialectal tibia conceptism dissentient obliviscence faubourg tohubohu gifblaar
animism bereaved stevia paramountcy auteur beisa Mogollon marram
unbudgeable thistledown similitude uxorious elidible skeuomorph saussurite marocain
Parisienne illimitable sequestration metadata ampongue oedemerid
peremptory regnant macroplankton cannoli Round 5 girolle
derisive twofer Namibian parcity strepsiceros foederatus Round 13
triceratops authenticate gumptious persuasible virement devastavit dhyana
sufficiency sluggard basaltic dietetic Sinon ericeticolous fauxbourdon
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