'Laodicean' and Other Spelling Bee Winning Words
Are you smarter than a fifth grader? 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar won the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling laodicean. Can you spell these winning words from previous years?
Definition: a noun describing small forceps
Winner: 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney of Walnut Creek, Calif. Dorney's superstitious pregame ritual involved eating fish before each round — except for the championship round, that is. Apparently fish wasn't on the menu.
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