 | Mark De Los SantosTexas Christian University |
| Round | Correct Spelling | Contestant's Spelling |
| 1 | Preliminaries Test | |
| 2 | reparations | reparations |
| 3 | arenicolous | arenicolous |
| 4 | Semifinals Test | |
| 4 | cochineal | cochineal |
| 5 | nudibranch | nudibranch |
| 6 | himation | hemation |
| Journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
| Winning word in qualifying local spellingbee: | desertification |
| Other words spelled correctly in local competition: | hoomalimali |
| Weissnichtwo | |
| retrocedence | |
| emaciated | |
| vincible | |
| cellophane | |
| posthumous | |
| morose | |
| corpuscle | |
| poignant | |