'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?

2003 - "Pococurante"

Sai R. Gunturi

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Definition: a careless or indifferent person

Winner:: Sai R. Gunturi of Dallas. When asked what he was going to do with the $12,000 cash prize, Gunturi replied, "I'm going to buy a lot of video games — like, a lot."

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