R9: 8/12 words, 66.6%
R10: 5/9 words, 55.6%
R11: 5/5 words, 100%
R12: 4/5 words, 80%
R13: 4/5 words, 80%
R14: 5/5 words, 100%
R15: 5/5 words, 100%
R16: 2/4 words, 50%
R17: 3/4 words, 75%
R18: 2/2 words, 100%
R19: 2/2 words, 100%
R20: 1/1 word, 100%
FINALS: 46 out of 59 words, 78%
This was even better than 2010′s 74% in the finals.
If this isn’t an endorsement of my book, I don’t know what is!
Sukanya Roy has become the 2011 National Spelling Bee’s champion!!!
cymo = wave
trich = hair
ous = full of
This is composed of Greek stems. I believe Sukanya Roy will spell correctly.
One more, and Sukanya Roy becomes the 2011 National Champion!
peri = around
scia = shadow
-i = pluralizer
noun plural
Greek. It is a singular noun from a plural noun. It seems that Laura might be tripped up by the fact that it is singular in English. It comes from the word for “heap.”
This word follows French spelling patterns – g is pronounced \zh\, and the “ah” at the end is spelled at (something that can also be seen in galuchat).
