Gr8 Spelling
Thursday, May 28, 2015
nunatak - Words of Wisdom
pyrrhuloxia - not in any major list; has typical Greek pattern
scherenschnitte - Words of Wisdom
zimocca - Words of Wisdom
nixtamal -Spanish, Nahuatl, Words of Wisdom
hippocrepiform - easy word if you know the root hippocrepis - horse boot
paroemiology - Gk paroemi
scacchite - It
pipsissewa - Cree
bruxellois - French Words of Wisdom
zimocca - Latin has similar ending - occa- like saltimbocca
sprachgefuhl - Words of Wisdom , easy if you know the German patterns
myrmotherine - o- tricky letter that denotes the schwa sound
filicite - filicis -fern : have to straight out know the root filicis in order to spell this tricky word
urgrund - German, CWL Infrequent, Rebecca Spelling Note Book
cypseline - Greek cypselos - swift
tantieme - French word, Words of Wisdom
thamakau -Fijian, not in any of the major lists
scytale - Words of Wisdom
zygoneure - CWL (Moderate Frequency)
acritarch - Rebecca's Spelling Notebook
bouquetiere- Words of Wisdom
caudillismo- Spanish not on common lists
cibarial - L cibarius food , Words of Wisdom
iridocyclitis - staright forward word with irido- iris and cyclo- itis- inflammation
canossa - Words of Wisdom, italian
tortillon - straight forward French word ,Words of Wisdom
minhag - Words of Wisdom ,Hebrew word
commissurotomy
reclame -Words of Wisdom
tartarean -
Round 9
oflag - a tricky German word with an o for the \ah\ sound
billiken - Words of Wisdom
Round 8
Hippocrene
backfisch - CWL Frequently Asked, Words of Wisdom
poikilitic
gnathostome
poblacion - Words of Wisdom
2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
Round 7
bouillabaisse
cerastes - late ME from Latin from Greek, Not in any of the major lists
hacek
cytopoiesis
crannog
bacchius
cocozelle
samadhi
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