Summary of Round 12
(Click on the speller's name for a summary of words given.)| No. | Speller's Name | Speller's Sponsor | Correct Spelling | Spelling Given | Error |
| 88 | Kyle Mou | Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois | schizaffin | schizophine | E |
| 89 | Aishwarya Pastapur | The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois | wisent | wisent | |
| 110 | Kavya Shivashankar | The Olathe News, Olathe, Kansas | diacoele | diacoele | |
| 276 | Tim Ruiter | Times Community Newspapers, Reston, Virginia | reredos | reredos |