78th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held June 1–2, 2005 in Washington D.C. 273 students competed.[1]

Anurag Kashyap, 13, won the competition. He spelled the word appoggiatura, a musical term, correctly.[1] 11-year-old Samir Patel of Colleyville, Texas and Aliya Deri, 13, of Pleasanton, California tied for second place. Patel misspelled the word Roscian. Deri misspelled the word trouvaille.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "He Has a Way With Words". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
Preceded by
77th Scripps National Spelling Bee		 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee
June 1 - June 2, 2005 		Succeeded by
79th Scripps National Spelling Bee