 | Arvind MahankaliDaily News |
| Round | Correct Spelling | Contestant's Spelling |
| 1 | Preliminaries Test | |
| 2 | garibaldi | garibaldi |
| 3 | apparatchik | apparatchik |
| 4 | Semifinals Test | |
| 4 | stannum | stannum |
| 5 | rhipidate | rhipidate |
| 6 | phrontistery | phrontistery |
| 7 | maieutic | maieutic |
| 8 | distelfink | distelfink |
| 9 | quattrocento | quattrocento |
| 10 | schwannoma | schvonoma |
| Journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
| Winning word in qualifying local spellingbee: | reparations |
| Other words spelled correctly in local competition: | reparations |
| iambist | |
| rueful | |
| typify | |
| notochord | |
| genius | |
| accrued | |
| matrimony | |
| polarizable | |
| corroboration | |