Footmarks of a traveller

Saturday, September 02, 2006

79th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest on ESPN

I was watching the 79th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest (held in Washington D.C.) on ESPN this morning in which 8th graders were being asked to spell words in English. English words of German origin made some of the contestants including a contestant of Indian origin bow out. In the last round, there were only two girls and they were being asked to spell Championship words (probably those words which had been used in the same contest earlier).
Have a look at the words and find out how many have you even heard of. Katharine Close went on to win it.

Guilloche
Sciolto
Kilim
Zarzuel
Yizkor
Shedu
Croquingnole
Douane
Syringadenous
Heiligenschein
Hukilau
Austauch
Dasyphyllous
Clinamen
Icteritious
Esquisse
Psittacism
Maieutic
Aubade
Poiesis
Kanone
Tutoyer
Izzat (Arabic word)
Koune
Tmesis
WeltSchmerz
Kundalini (Sanskrit word)
Ursprache

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