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] Eleven-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 2 "He Has a Way With Words". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
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