Summary of Round 3
(Click on the speller's name for a summary of words given.)| No. | Speller's Name | Speller's Sponsor | Correct Spelling | Spelling Given | Earned Bonus? |
| 1 | Lindsey Zimmer | Adventure Travel, Birmingham, Alabama | anodyne | anodyne | Y |
| 2 | Dylan Jackson | Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, Alaska | giusto | gusto | N |
| 3 | Tianna Beckley | Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska | kibbutzim | kibutzseem | N |
| 4 | Tynishia Tufu | Samoa News, Pago Pago, American Samoa | Sarsar | Sarcer | N |
| 5 | So-Young Chung | Arizona Educational Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona | fettuccelle | fettuccelli | N |
| 6 | Shevelle Six | Navajo Times Publishing Company, Window Rock, Arizona | turgescent | tergescent | N |
| 7 | Esther Park | Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas | ocarina | ocarina | Y |
| 8 | Abeni Deveaux | The Nassau Guardian, Nassau, Bahamas | kakistocracy | cachistocracy | N |
| 9 | Juan Domingo Malana | Desert Dispatch, Barstow, California | hepatomegaly | hepitomegaly | N |
| 10 | Cory Klingsporn | Ventura County Star, Camarillo, California | costumbrista | costumbrista | Y |
| 11 | Brandon Whitehead | Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, California | Parnassian | Parnassian | Y |
| 12 | Paige Vasseur | Daily News Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | tourlourou | tourlourou | Y |
| 13 | George Liu | Friends of the Diamond Bar Library, Pomona, California | brodequin | brodequin | Y |
| 14 | Liam Twight | Record Searchlight, Redding, California | guttiferous | gutiferous | N |
| 15 | Paul Uzzo | The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California | scherzo | schertzo | N |
| 16 | Josephine Kao | The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California | mostaccioli | mostaccioli | Y |
| 17 | Amy Ng | Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, California | corticoline | cortikaline | N |
| 18 | Alex Wells | The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California | amadelphous | amadelphous | Y |
| 19 | Ramya Auroprem | San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California | phonasthenia | phonasthenia | Y |
| 20 | Briley Lewis | The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California | rabulistic | rabulistic | Y |
| 21 | Blaise Oliver | Daily Press, Victorville, California | fanfaronade | fanfaronade | Y |
| 22 | Joseph Maluyao | Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register, Visalia, California | schistocyte | schistocyte | Y |
| 23 | Caroline Bell | Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California | gasconism | gasconism | Y |
| 24 | Marizette Gonzales | Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta Canada | tritural | tricheral | N |
| 25 | Drew Kantor | Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta Canada | adret | adret | Y |
| 26 | Tegan Odland | Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada | norito | norito | Y |
| 27 | Jonathan Donas | The Daily News, Kamloops, British Columbia Canada | clou | clou | Y |
| 28 | Conner Gibbs | Kelowna Daily Courier, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada | deprecatory | depricatory | N |
| 29 | Tiffany Plug | Prince George Citizen, Prince George, British Columbia Canada | tokamak | tocamach | N |
| 30 | Rachael McDaniel | The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | soliton | soliton | Y |
| 31 | Madeline Gallard | Times-Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia Canada | demesne | domain | N |
| 32 | Yeyoung Won | Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada | inenarrable | inenarrable | Y |
| 33 | Margie Christ | The Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, New Brunswick Canada | epinicion | epinicion | Y |
| 34 | Brandon Healey | The Telegram, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada | Ptolemy | Ptolemy | Y |
| 35 | Morgan Colp | The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Novia Scotia Canada | jurimetrician | jurimetrician | Y |
| 36 | Claudine Broussard | Cape Breton Post, Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada | cuchifrito | cuchifrito | Y |
| 37 | Laura Newcombe | National Post, Toronto, Ontario Canada | alim | alim | Y |
| 38 | Anna Lawrence | Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario Canada | Cheviot | Cheviot | Y |
| 39 | Emilio Lachaine-Robertson | The Chronicle Journal, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada | teleological | teliological | N |
| 40 | Veronica Penny | CHCH News, Hamilton, Ontario Canada | nyctipelagic | nyctipelagic | Y |
| 41 | Nora McVinnie | The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario Canada | uncinate | uncinate | Y |
| 42 | Jonathan Schut | The Guardian, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada | Lubavitcher | Lubavitcher | Y |
| 43 | Émilie Lafleur | The Gazette , Montreal, Quebec Canada | elutriation | elutrition | N |
| 44 | Katelin Peters | Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan Canada | grosgrain | grograin | N |
| 45 | Adrian Muhajarine | The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada | chylophyllous | chylophyllis | N |
| 46 | Kun Qiao | Community Center Shanghai, Shanghai, China | rasgado | rasgado | Y |
| 47 | David Phan | Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado | torrefaction | torrefaction | Y |
| 48 | Christian Smith | Denver Newspaper Agency, Denver, Colorado | maladive | maladive | Y |
| 49 | Rahul Malayappan | The News-Times, Danbury, Connecticut | torrone | torrone | Y |
| 50 | Aaron Rabinowitz | New Haven Register, New Haven, Connecticut | sostenuto | sostenuto | Y |
| 51 | Kyra Gardner | The Advocate and Greenwich Time, Stamford, Connecticut | aiguille | aguille | N |
| 52 | Leah Isip | Delaware Spelling Bee Collaborative, Wilmington, Delaware | meliority | meliority | Y |
| 53 | Sonia Schlesinger | The Washington Informer, Washington, D.C. | dahlia | dahlia | Y |
| 54 | Aria Sharon | Stars & Stripes, Defense and State Department Schools, Europe | urceole | ersial | N |
| 55 | Caroline Snowden | The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida | lyophilize | lyophilize | Y |
| 56 | Vincent Medina | The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida | octogenary | octogenary | Y |
| 57 | Franchesca Cabal-Ugaz | The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida | carnauba | carnauba | Y |
| 58 | Nicholas Betancourt | Bonita Daily News, Bonita Springs, Florida | teleran | teleran | Y |
| 59 | Tiana Ferrante | Naples Daily News, Naples, Florida | mignonette | mignonette | Y |
| 60 | Miguel Gatmaytan | Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida | nidificate | nidificate | Y |
| 61 | Anna Crutchfield | The News Herald, Panama City, Florida | tchotchke | tchotchke | Y |
| 62 | Alina Meador | Tampa Bay Spelling Bee Collaborative, St. Petersburg, Florida | zymurgy | zymurgy | Y |
| 63 | Christian McCarthy | Stuart News, Stuart, Florida | cabotage | cabotage | Y |
| 64 | Gianna Tarquinio | Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida | arborvitae | arborvitae | Y |
| 65 | Serena Laine-Lobsinger | Palm Beach Spelling Bee Collaborative, West Palm Beach, Florida | typhlology | typhlology | Y |
| 66 | Rachael Cundey | The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia | caracole | cericole | N |
| 67 | Julia Denniss | Georgia Association of Educators, Tucker, Georgia | glitterati | glitterati | Y |
| 68 | Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah | Essence Communications Ltd., Accra, Ghana | Tammanyism | Tammanyism | Y |
| 69 | Se Young Hwang | Pacific Daily News, Hagåtña, Guam | biberon | biberon | Y |
| 70 | Talmage Nakamoto | The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii | inexorable | inexorable | Y |
| 71 | Sabrina Smith | Coeur d'Alene Press, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | anguiped | anguaped | N |
| 72 | Melanie Shea | Teton Valley News, Driggs, Idaho | pendeloque | pondyloc | N |
| 73 | Anna Beatrice Grimaldo | Lewiston Tribune, Lewiston, Idaho | raita | raita | Y |
| 74 | Myung Wan Suh | The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois | steganopodous | steganopodous | Y |
| 75 | Andrew Napora | Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, Illinois | truculent | truculent | Y |
| 76 | Sanjay Kottapalli | Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, Illinois | decretal | decretal | Y |
| 77 | Michaela Minock | Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, Illinois | homiliary | homiliary | Y |
| 78 | Kira Gallancy | Chicago Spelling Bee Collaborative, Chicago, Illinois | rouen | rouen | Y |
| 79 | Brittany Hamling | Daily Chronicle , DeKalb, Illinois | ceremoniarius | ceremoniarious | N |
| 80 | Gina Liu | Herald & Review, Decatur, Illinois | quodlibet | quodlibet | Y |
| 81 | Monica Kim | The Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois | mucedineous | mucidinious | N |
| 82 | Rachael Dickey | The Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois | weimaraner | whymeraner | N |
| 83 | Conrad Camellino | Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, Illinois | paloverde | palloverde | N |
| 84 | Christian Wilks | The Journal-Standard, Freeport, Illinois | lithoglyptics | lithoglyptics | Y |
| 85 | Christopher Bayston | The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Illinois | comprimario | comprimario | Y |
| 86 | Brett Hill | Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education, Loves Park, Illinois | omodynia | omodinnia | N |
| 87 | Vignessh Kumar | The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois | amphisbaena | amphisbaena | Y |
| 88 | Kyle Mou | Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois | coriaceous | coriaceous | Y |
| 89 | Aishwarya Pastapur | The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois | bodegon | bodegon | Y |
| 90 | Elliott Frankfother | The Daily Gazette, Sterling, Illinois | folliculitis | folliculitis | Y |
| 91 | Rohan Dasika | Lake County News-Sun, Waukegan, Illinois | schottische | schottische | Y |
| 92 | Drew Hodson | The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana | dirhinic | dirhynic | N |
| 93 | Lauren Kirk | The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana | casein | caseine | N |
| 94 | Juan del Valle Coello | Evansville Courier & Press, Evansville, Indiana | miserere | miserere | Y |
| 95 | Adam Freymiller | The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana | gamopetalous | gammapedalus | N |
| 96 | William Feng | The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana | sesquipedalian | sesquipedalian | Y |
| 97 | Vaibhav Vavilala | The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana | attritus | attritus | Y |
| 98 | Adam Dinkledine | The Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana | farfalle | farfalle | Y |
| 99 | Michael Spors | Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana | chevelure | chevelure | Y |
| 100 | Amy Treber | Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana | glockenspiel | glockenspiel | Y |
| 101 | Andie Reidy | The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana | ornithomyzous | ornithomyzous | Y |
| 102 | Jonathan Isaac | South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana | clochard | clochard | Y |
| 103 | Kennyi Aouad | The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana | retrocedence | retrocedence | Y |
| 104 | Michael Peters | Kankakee Valley REMC, Wanatah, Indiana | machicolation | machiculation | N |
| 105 | Ryan Morelock | Zionsville Times Sentinel/The Lebanon Reporter, Zionsville, Indiana | braunschweiger | braunsweiger | N |
| 106 | Annie Howard | Sylvan Learning Centers of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa | macarize | macarise | N |
| 107 | Quinn Meyer | Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa | coati | coati | Y |
| 108 | Shari-Jo Miller | Jamaica Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica | pilpul | pilpul | Y |
| 109 | Clara Wicoff | Great Bend Tribune, Great Bend, Kansas | opprobrious | opprobrious | Y |
| 110 | Kavya Shivashankar | The Olathe News, Olathe, Kansas | mesophilic | mesophilic | Y |
| 111 | Meredith Foulke | The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, Kansas | hipparch | hipparch | Y |
| 112 | Emily Keaton | Kentucky Spelling Bee Collaborative, Louisville, Kentucky | excelsior | excelsior | Y |
| 113 | Zaib Qayyum | The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana | naproxen | neproxen | N |
| 114 | Andrew Cerise | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana | kairos | kairos | Y |
| 115 | Joshua Ursua | Alliance For Education, Shreveport, Louisiana | frontolysis | frontolysis | Y |
| 116 | Imogen Page | Maine Spelling Bee Collaborative, Lewiston, Maine | schadenfreude | schadenfreude | Y |
| 117 | Alexandra Bartlett | Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, Maryland | occlusal | aclousal | N |
| 118 | Harshit Sarin | Learn It Systems, Baltimore, Maryland | centgener | sentchioner | N |
| 119 | Andrew Haskins | The Meakem Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Bethesda, Maryland | maccus | macchus | N |
| 120 | Jack Nolan | Howard County Library, Columbia, Maryland | cancellate | cancellate | Y |
| 121 | Jessica Swarner | The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland | panmnesia | pamnesia | N |
| 122 | Eunique Allen | Gazette Newspapers, Laurel, Maryland | karuna | karuna | Y |
| 123 | Jacqueline Smedley | The Enterprise, Lexington Park, Maryland | butadiene | butadiene | Y |
| 124 | Zachary Johnson | The Recorder, Prince Frederick, Maryland | callidity | callidity | Y |
| 125 | Jazmine Smith | Maryland Independent, Waldorf, Maryland | Savoyard | sevouyard | N |
| 126 | J. Rexon Apurado | Boston Centers for Youth & Families, Boston, Massachusetts | milonga | melonga | N |
| 127 | Victoria Wang | Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Massachusetts | robinsonade | robinsonade | Y |
| 128 | Daniel Rosenberg | The Daily Item, Lynn, Massachusetts | occision | occision | Y |
| 129 | Timothy Bill | Comcast, Taunton, Massachusetts | vivace | vivace | Y |
| 130 | Lily Lubin | The Martha's Vineyard Times, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts | galanterie | gulanteree | N |
| 131 | Anna Rose Canzano | The Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan | amerce | amerce | Y |
| 132 | Corey Rowe | The Flint Journal, Flint, Michigan | fluvicoline | fluvicaline | N |
| 133 | Cameron Shabahang | Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids, Michigan | metanoia | metanoia | Y |
| 134 | Kevin Zhang | The Jackson Citizen Patriot, Jackson, Michigan | ogive | ogive | Y |
| 135 | Amanda Hardwick | The County Press, Lapeer, Michigan | peroration | pereration | N |
| 136 | Breanna Escamilla | Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan | rosalia | rosaglia | N |
| 137 | Larissa Woryk | The Macomb Daily, Macomb, Michigan | gavelkind | gavelkind | Y |
| 138 | Pamela Torola | Ogden News Publishing of Michigan, Marquette, Michigan | concatenate | concatinate | N |
| 139 | Sidharth Chand | The Oakland Press, Pontiac, Michigan | springerle | springerle | Y |
| 140 | Waleed Khan | The Saginaw Community Foundation and Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan | kinkajou | kinkajou | Y |
| 141 | Jeremy Johnson | The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan | guarana | guarenaw | N |
| 142 | Lukas Blakkan-Esser | Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan | syncranterian | syncranterian | Y |
| 143 | Ryne Kisch | Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Fergus Falls, Minnesota | maquiladora | maquiladora | Y |
| 144 | Daniel Halvorson | The Free Press, Mankato, Minnesota | pestis | pestis | Y |
| 145 | Anja Beth Swoap | Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota | koinonia | koinonia | Y |
| 146 | Laura Galbus | Southeast Service Cooperative , Rochester, Minnesota | mousseline | mouseline | N |
| 147 | Audrey Lothspeich | National Joint Powers Alliance, Staples, Minnesota | tintinnabulation | tintinnabulation | Y |
| 148 | Josef Jackson | Mississippi Association of Educators, Jackson, Mississippi | voltigeur | voltajeure | N |
| 149 | Elizabeth Platz | Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri | cattalo | cattalo | Y |
| 150 | Jacob Longmeyer | Cass County Democrat Missourian, Harrisonville, Missouri | schuetzenfest | shutenfest | N |
| 151 | Brent Henderson | The Examiner, Independence, Missouri | oleiferous | oleiferous | Y |
| 152 | John Gilger II | Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Missouri | invigilation | invigilation | Y |
| 153 | David Bippes | Unite , Springfield, Missouri | mandir | mandir | Y |
| 154 | Morgan Brown | St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri | thesmothete | thesmathete | N |
| 155 | Yulkendy Valdez | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri | strathspey | strathspey | Y |
| 156 | Rose Tracy | Lee Newspapers of Montana, Billings, Montana | eviscerate | eviscerate | Y |
| 157 | Alexis Sharp | Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska | gastrostege | gastrosteige | N |
| 158 | Tussah Heera | Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada | cecity | cecity | Y |
| 159 | Avvinash Radakrishnan | New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire | thremmatology | thremmatology | Y |
| 160 | Austin Auger | The Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey | hafiz | haffis | N |
| 161 | Joshua Casquejo | Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, Jersey City, New Jersey | Pelham | Pelham | Y |
| 162 | Eesha Ramanujam | Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune, Neptune, New Jersey | dehepatize | dehepatize | Y |
| 163 | Michael Sun | The Record and Herald News, Hackensack, New Jersey | sauterelle | sauterelle | Y |
| 164 | Shyamala Ramakrishna | The Times of Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey | vacantia | vacantia | Y |
| 165 | Audrey Liu | Burlington County Times, Willingboro, New Jersey | brunneous | brunneous | Y |
| 166 | Hannah Evans | The Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico | trattoria | trattoria | Y |
| 167 | Luxi Peng | Times Union, Albany, New York | quatercentenary | quatercentenary | Y |
| 168 | Kevin Drew | The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York | florulent | florulent | Y |
| 169 | Sriram Hathwar | The Leader, Corning, New York | ommatophore | ommatophore | Y |
| 170 | Neetu Chandak | Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, New York | picayune | picayune | Y |
| 171 | Thomas Steele | The Leader-Herald, Gloversville, New York | sommelier | somelier | N |
| 172 | Michalina Kulesza | Daily Freeman and Sunday Freeman, Kingston, New York | grallatorial | grallatorial | Y |
| 173 | Emma Kolinsky | Times Herald-Record, Middletown, New York | orotund | oritund | N |
| 174 | Legan Bayombo | Mount Vernon Inquirer, Mount Vernon, New York | terrella | torrela | N |
| 175 | Thomas Harkins | Daily News, New York, New York | misogynist | misogynist | Y |
| 176 | Talia Weisberg | Daily News, New York, New York | glomerulate | glommerulate | N |
| 177 | Lea Davis | The Daily Star, Oneonta, New York | indicia | indicia | Y |
| 178 | Jake Annal | The Palladium-Times, Oswego, New York | Tetrazzini | tetrazini | N |
| 179 | Leo Lee | Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, New York | pericoronitis | parachorinitis | N |
| 180 | Adrianna Ellison | The Gazette, Port Jervis, New York | octateuch | ochituke | N |
| 181 | Zachary Zagorski | Long Island Jewish World, Rockville Centre, New York | urisk | urisk | Y |
| 182 | Katherine Schumacher | The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York | terpsichorean | terpsichorean | Y |
| 183 | Siraj Sindhu | Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York | witloof | witloof | Y |
| 184 | Christopher Jury | The New Zealand Listener, Wellington, New Zealand | marcescent | marcesant | N |
| 185 | Mattie Thompson | Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina | solecism | solecism | Y |
| 186 | Vaibhav Shrishail | The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina | rapacious | rapacious | Y |
| 187 | Nivesh Varma | Harnett County Business/Education Partnership, Dunn, North Carolina | terebinthinate | terebinthinate | Y |
| 188 | Derek Chan | The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, North Carolina | propiophenone | propiophenone | Y |
| 189 | Andrew Lay | The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, North Carolina | granophyre | granophyre | Y |
| 190 | Gabriella Stapel | The News of Orange County, Hillsborough, North Carolina | Thyestean | thyestian | N |
| 191 | Shayne Jacobs | Kenly News, Kenly, North Carolina | azimuth | azimuth | Y |
| 192 | Bryson McKee | The Shelby Star, Shelby, North Carolina | sudoriparous | sudoriparous | Y |
| 193 | Mayee Zhu | Washington Daily News, Washington, North Carolina | tychopotamic | tychopotamic | Y |
| 194 | John Flinn | Wilson Daily Times, Wilson, North Carolina | ossifrage | ossifrige | N |
| 195 | Anna Wooten | Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | moulin | moulin | Y |
| 196 | Shantanu Srivatsa | North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, Bismarck, North Dakota | batiste | batiste | Y |
| 197 | Alexander Csorba | Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio | superficies | superficies | Y |
| 198 | Tony Incorvati | The Repository, Canton, Ohio | jicama | jicama | Y |
| 199 | Madeline Stevens | WCPO-TV Channel 9, Cincinnati, Ohio | coacervate | coacervate | Y |
| 200 | Tino Delamerced | WCPO-TV Channel 9, Cincinnati, Ohio | pogrom | pogrom | Y |
| 201 | Anamika Veeramani | The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio | alcazar | alcazar | Y |
| 202 | Sawyer Krueger | Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio | orrisroot | orrisroot | Y |
| 203 | Thomas Camp | Educational Service Center of Lorain County, LaGrange, Ohio | hierophant | hyaraphant | N |
| 204 | Nicholas Rushlow | Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio | cauterize | cauterize | Y |
| 205 | Django Grootmyers | Sheridan WorldWise, Inc., Lewis Center, Ohio | oubliette | oubliette | Y |
| 206 | George Jose | The Lima News, Lima, Ohio | digoneutic | digoneutic | Y |
| 207 | Stephen Hartline | The Marietta Times, Marietta, Ohio | ferruginous | feruginess | N |
| 208 | Reese Boyd | The Times Leader, Martins Ferry, Ohio | liminal | liminal | Y |
| 209 | Sengrithey Pich | The Medina Gazette, Medina, Ohio | symphily | symphily | Y |
| 210 | Mitchel Kessler | Salem News, East Liverpool Review and The Morning Journal, Salem, Ohio | taiga | taiga | Y |
| 211 | Meadow Jackson | The Herald-Star, Steubenville, Ohio | monogamous | monogamous | Y |
| 212 | Jacob Babione | The Blade, Toledo, Ohio | ronin | ronin | Y |
| 213 | Joshua McFall | The Tribune Chronicle, Warren, Ohio | guichet | guichet | Y |
| 214 | Carly Nelson | The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio | peculate | peculate | Y |
| 215 | John Umble | The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio | castellan | castellan | Y |
| 216 | Kayla Albert | The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | timbale | tambal | N |
| 217 | Hannah Cassidy | The Oklahoman, Tulsa, Oklahoma | repertoire | repertoire | Y |
| 218 | Connor Aberlé | Portland Tribune, Portland, Oregon | macroscian | macroscian | Y |
| 219 | Emily Fletcher | The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pennsylvania | palimpsest | palympcest | N |
| 220 | Alexis Davis | The Express-Times, Easton, Pennsylvania | tomentose | tomentose | Y |
| 221 | Daniel Allegar | The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | vitraillist | vitraillist | Y |
| 222 | Amy Gormley | Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | ordonnance | ordonnance | Y |
| 223 | Neel Mehta | The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania | marotte | marotte | Y |
| 224 | Sowsan Salaam | The Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | fougasse | fugais | N |
| 225 | Kyle Barron | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | chiton | chiton | Y |
| 226 | Sarah Daguio | The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pennsylvania | niveau | niveau | Y |
| 227 | Nolan Boyer | Reading Eagle, Reading, Pennsylvania | turbary | turbary | Y |
| 228 | Amanda Klovekorn | The Morning Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania | erythromycin | arithramicin | N |
| 229 | Zachary Griesbach | Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | atelier | ateeaie | N |
| 230 | Paro Sen | Chester County Intermediate Unit, Downingtown, Pennsylvania | kinara | kinara | Y |
| 231 | Sukanya Roy | Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Bauhaus | Bauhaus | Y |
| 232 | Julianna Canabal-Rodríguez | Commonwealth-Parkville School, San Juan, Puerto Rico | saffian | saffian | Y |
| 233 | Ellis Iacono | The Valley Breeze, Cumberland, Rhode Island | quadrillage | quadrillage | Y |
| 234 | Bradford Geter | The Allendale Sun, Allendale, South Carolina | masala | masola | N |
| 235 | Eliette Albrecht | Anderson Independent Mail, Anderson, South Carolina | piatti | piate | N |
| 236 | Ben Gamble | The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina | tinnitus | tenitis | N |
| 237 | Crystal Gibbons | Morning News, Florence, South Carolina | vasopressor | vasopressor | Y |
| 238 | Morgan Gilliam | The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | cabildo | cabildo | Y |
| 239 | Keiko Bridwell | Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, South Carolina | mahout | mahout | Y |
| 240 | Sean Calhoun | Watertown Public Opinion, Watertown, South Dakota | avocet | avisette | N |
| 241 | Jiwon Seo | Yoon's English School, Seoul, South Korea | clamant | clamant | Y |
| 242 | Tanay Patri | Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Rabelaisian | rabelaisin | N |
| 243 | Derek Williams | The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee | oligopsony | alagopsany | N |
| 244 | William Mason | Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee | sinistrocular | sinistrocular | Y |
| 245 | Gina Kapadia | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee | entrechat | entrechat | Y |
| 246 | Patrick Dockery | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee | wedel | wedel | Y |
| 247 | Madeline Embrey | The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee | cosmotellurian | cosmotellurian | Y |
| 248 | Laura Churchill | Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas | damascened | damascened | Y |
| 249 | Akshay Raghuram | Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas | gouache | gouache | Y |
| 250 | Gabriela Diaz | Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Corpus Christi, Texas | molinary | molinary | Y |
| 251 | Mouctika Paluri | The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas | oblocutor | oblocutor | Y |
| 252 | Katie Stone | El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas | chatelaine | chatelaine | Y |
| 253 | Elizabeth Adetiba | Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas | teleoptile | teleoptile | Y |
| 254 | Bianca Quintanilla | Valley Freedom Newspapers, Harlingen, Texas | percipience | percipience | Y |
| 255 | Aditya Chemudupaty | HoustonPBS, Houston, Texas | nenuphar | nenuphar | Y |
| 256 | Auguste Ramos | Laredo Morning Times, Laredo, Texas | mazagran | mazagran | Y |
| 257 | Christina Benitscheck | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas | humifuse | humifuse | Y |
| 258 | Samuel Dowlen | Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas | ptomaine | ptomaine | Y |
| 259 | Jonathan Hohstadt | Odessa American, Odessa, Texas | diapedesis | diapedesis | Y |
| 260 | Laryn Meadows | San Angelo Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas | foraminate | feraminate | N |
| 261 | Rohit Balachandar | San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas | bhalu | bhalu | Y |
| 262 | Megan Willmon | Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas | tridacna | tridacna | Y |
| 263 | Rachel Bayless | Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas | carburet | carburet | Y |
| 264 | Raheem Knight | The Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | tumulary | tumulary | Y |
| 265 | Mark Brand | Davis County Clipper, Bountiful, Utah | nugacious | nugacious | Y |
| 266 | Kira Simpson | Southeast Education Service Center, Price, Utah | anastrophe | anastrophe | Y |
| 267 | Jacob Lobrot | Daily Herald, Provo, Utah | rhagadiform | rhagadiform | Y |
| 268 | Henry Korous | The Valley Journals, Salt Lake City, Utah | galette | galette | Y |
| 269 | Timothy Webb | The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont | tegular | tegular | Y |
| 270 | Andrew Traylor | The News-Virginian and The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia | magus | magus | Y |
| 271 | Basim Abielmona | The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia | infructescence | infroctesence | N |
| 272 | Andrew Logsdon | Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia | bullarium | bullarium | Y |
| 273 | Santos DeBarros | Loudoun Times-Mirror, Leesburg, Virginia | oscitancy | oscitancy | Y |
| 274 | Samantha Mihalik | The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia | apparatchik | apparatchik | Y |
| 275 | Caroline Willett | The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia | chauffer | chauffer | Y |
| 276 | Tim Ruiter | Times Community Newspapers, Reston, Virginia | echard | echard | Y |
| 277 | Michael Whalon | Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia | ferrule | feril | N |
| 278 | Molly Futrell | The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia | affettuoso | affettuoso | Y |
| 279 | Rahil Patel | Tazewell County Fair Association, Tazewell, Virginia | villanelle | villanelle | Y |
| 280 | Rosa Gibson | The Winchester Star, Winchester, Virginia | potpourri | potpourri | Y |
| 281 | Deborah Horton | News & Messenger, Woodbridge, Virginia | canitist | canitist | Y |
| 282 | Elysa Stone | Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Washington | ballute | ballute | Y |
| 283 | Eleanor Runde | KOMO 4, KOMO 1000 Newsradio, STAR 101.5 & AM 570 KVI, Seattle, Washington | tahini | tahini | Y |
| 284 | Rachel Blakemore | The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington | perionychium | perionichium | N |
| 285 | Sam Matherly | Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston, West Virginia | traiteur | traitteur | N |
| 286 | Sai Nelanuthala | The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, Clarksburg, West Virginia | lochetic | lochetic | Y |
| 287 | Katlyn Bohrer | The Journal, Martinsburg, West Virginia | stolon | stollen | N |
| 288 | Duncan Crooks | The Dominion Post, Morgantown, West Virginia | bryophyte | bryophyte | Y |
| 289 | Megan Rush | The Catholic Spirit, Wheeling, West Virginia | cantabank | cantabank | Y |
| 290 | Andrew Grose | Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin | ocelot | ocelot | Y |
| 291 | Sage Weber | Wyoming Spelling Bee Collaborative, Laramie, Wyoming | defilade | defilade | Y |
| 292 | Rajat Singh | The Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque , New Mexico | fustian | fustian | Y |
| 293 | Bobby Larsen | Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska | embosk | embosk | Y |