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Who was the spelling bee champion in 2013?
Arvind Mahankali
| 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 28–30, 2013 |
| Location | Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland |
| Winner | Arvind Mahankali |
| Age | 13 |
What was the winning word in the spelling bee?
The winning word, according to Scripps, was “moorhen,” which means the female of the red grouse, because that was the one that moved her past Vikram.
What was the winning word in the 2000 spelling bee?
demarche
Scipps National Spelling Bee Winning Words
| Edition | Year | Competition-ending word |
|---|---|---|
| Edition | Year | Competition-ending word |
| 72nd | 1999 | logorrhea |
| 73rd | 2000 | demarche |
| 74th | 2001 | succedaneum |
Which Indian American won the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Maryland in June 2012?
‘ ” It didn’t take long for Krishnarao Nandipati to realize his daughter had a special talent. He began entering her in bees in the third grade. Soon, she was winning them, and Thursday night, the 14-year-old girl from San Diego captured the biggest prize of them all, the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
How is Spelling Bee scored?
The player scores points by using the letters to form words consisting of four or more letters. However, any words proposed by the player must include the letter at the center of the honeycomb. Scoring points leads to progressively higher praise for the player’s effort, such as “Solid”, “Amazing”, and “Genius”.
Who won the 1999 spelling bee?
Nupur Lala
| 72nd Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 2–3, 1999 |
| Location | Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Nupur Lala |
| Age | 14 |
Where is Akash from?
Akash Vukoti is an Indian-American spelling child prodigy and TV personality from San Angelo, Texas….
| Akash Vukoti | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 2009 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | akashvukoti.com |