The87thAnnual Scripps National Spelling Beeended in a tie ! Sriram Hathwar ( right ) and Ansun Sujoe are the first carbon monoxide gas - champions since 1962 . If this class ’s Bee invigorate you to brush up on your spelling , here are some words that have bump out recent runner - up .
1.Schwarmerei, 2012 & 2004.
observe to future objector : check the right spelling of this German parentage noun , which means excessive sentimentality , as it has knocked outtwocontestants in the final troll in the retiring decade . One was 13 - year - old Akshay Buddiga in 2004 , who had famouslyfainted on stageonly to get back up and right spell “ alopecoid ” earlier in the competition .
2. Sorites,2011.
Concluding that there was a “ p ” at the offset of this noun , which is a type of argument that has several successive premiss lead to one conclusion , was the undoing of Canadian Laura Newcombe .
3. Terribilita,2010.
An face of acute choler or emotion , particularly in the conception or murder of a work of artistry . ( Or the losing of a spelling contender ? Three students tied for second blank space in 2010 . )
4. Rhytidome,2010.
The outmost stratum of the barque of a tree .
5. Ochidore,2010.
A piffling - used word for a shoring crab . “ Crustacean ” would have been so much easier !
6. Menhir,2009.
An upright stone or monolith , typically of prehistorical origin , knocked one protester down in 2009 .
7. Maecenas,2009.
A patron of the arts , and nemesis to 12 - year - honest-to-goodness Tim Ruiter , who tied for 2d place in 2009 .
8.Prosopopoeia,2008.
A figure of speech in which an notional or absent person is speaking or act caused 12 - year - former first - timer Sidharth Chand to disappear in 2008 .
9. Coryza,2007.
A contagious disease affecting the upper respiratory tract . Damn those colds !
10. Weltschmerz,2006.
A land of economic crisis or numbness as a result of take the genuine state of the world as opposed to an idealized translation . Yep , sounds about right .
11. Roscian,2005.
An adjective used to describe a skilled actor , a tribute to Romanic thespian Quintus Roscius Gallus , who died in 62 BC . Like a pre - Julian Philip Seymour Hoffman .
12. Trouvaille,2004.
Californian Aliya Deri did n’t see this word — mean bonanza — much of a lucky break when it landed her in 2d seat in 2004 .
13.Gnathonic,2003.
The “ g ” is understood in this adjective ( which stand for fawn or toadyish ) , which excuse its unfortunate deletion in 8th - grader Evelyn Blacklock ’s spelling of it in the last rung .
