Photos: Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Photos: Scripps National Spelling Bee

Scripps National Spelling Bee

From front left: Christine Alex of Chicago, Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., and Mary Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Eighth grade home-schooled student Kate Miller, 14, of Abilene, Texas, uses "air typing" to visualize and spell her word "duello", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Miller spelled her word correct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Calle Mayor Middle School eighth grade student Timothy Lau, 14, of Torrance Calif., reacts after correctly spelling his word, "messuage", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Eighth grade home-schooled pupil Jacob Williamson, 15, of Cape Coral, Fla., reacts after correctly spelling his word "harlequinade", during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Speller Joseph Cusi Delamerced, of Cincinnati, competes during the preliminary rounds of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Delamerced qualified for the Bee semifinals. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Speller Muriel Cotman, of Cuero, Texas, competes during the preliminary rounds of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Cotman qualified for the Bee semifinals. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Speller Christine Alex, of Chicago, competes during the preliminary rounds of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Alex qualified for the Bee semifinals. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., smiles as he spells the word "spelunker" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Sumedh Garimella, 14, of Duluth, Georgia, participates in round two of the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28, 2014 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. CREDIT: Pete Marovich Images

Charles Sirui Li, 11, of Martinez, Georgia, participates in round two of the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28, 2014 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. CREDIT: Pete Marovich Images

From left, Dylan O'Connor of Alexandria Bay, N.Y., Tajaun Gibbison of Mandeville, Jamaica, T�Freedman-Susskind of Redmond, Wash., and Ankita Vadiala of Manassas, Va., celebrate after they qualified for the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Bettie Closs of Durham, N.C., smiles before spelling the word "candiru" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Paige Kimble, left, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, congratulates semifinalist Dylan O'Connor, 13, of Alexandria Central School, Alexandria Bay, N..Y., as all the semifinalists are called to the stage, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sophie Bergman of Bettendorf, Iowa, spells the word "Cartesian" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Mary Joy Li-Ann Patricio of Laredo, Texas, spells the word "deliquesce" incorrectly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Tajaun S. Gibbison of Kingston, Jamaica, competes in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Danyah Farhat Imam, of Baltimore, competes in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Ankita Vadiala of Manassa, Va., left, and Samuel Pereles of Waynesboro, Va., celebrate after they qualified for the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Anish Kumar, of Santa Fe, N.M., spells the word "peloton" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Anika Patel of Gilberts, Ill., reacts after spelling the word "luxuriate" correctly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Amber Robinson of Homestead, Fla., concentrates before spelling the word "pelagial" incorrectly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Madeline Rickert of Minot, N.D., celebrates spelling the word "connoisseur" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Fifth grade student Joel Miles, 11, of Eagle Glen Intermediate School, Raymore, Miss., pumps his fist after spelling correctly the word, "sporran", during the preliminaries, round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jacob Williamson of Cape Coral, Fla., smiles before spelling the word "impasto" during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Eighth grade student Amber Robinson, 14, of Herbert A. Ammons Middle School, Miami, Fla., expresses her struggle to spell the word, "pelagial" during the preliminaries, round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Robinson failed to spell the word correctly as she spelled it, polagial. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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From front left: Christine Alex of Chicago, Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., and Mary Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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