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Before panelists can debate the words picked for the bee, they need to hear each word and its language of origin, part of speech, definition and exemplary sentence read aloud. -- aaa
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care. Before panelists can debate the words picked for the bee, they need to hear each word and its language of origin, part of speech, […]
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There are no pauses and no apologies for flubs.
The word list for the Scripps National Spelling Bee is crafted by a panel of 21 people, including five former Scripps champions.