Closes their eyes while spelling Word contains a "qu" Asks for clarification on pronunciation Contestant receives standing ovation Asks for the word in a sentence Contestant gets applause Judge says "That is correct!" Word is from Latin origin Contestant looks relieved after spelling Judge rings the bell for incorrect spelling Writes on their hand while thinking Quick elimination (wrong on first letter or two) Word is from French origin Says "Can you use it in a sentence again?" Self- corrects during spelling Starts with the wrong letter Parent/supporter looks nervous in audience Silent letter in the word Word contains a "ph" Double letter in the word Asks for language of origin Audience gasps at a difficult word Starts spelling, then stops and restarts Says "I know this one!" Spells the word super fast Contestant laughs nervously Multiple people miss the same word Asks for the word to be repeated twice Word contains a "z” Asks for the definition Spells the word incorrectly Visible nervous fidgeting Asks if there are any homonyms Word has three or more syllables Contestant walks to microphone confidently Spells it correctly on first try Contestant mouths the word silently first Contestant adjusts microphone Time warning given Pauses for more than 5 seconds Asks about the root word Asks to hear the word again Asks about accent marks or diacriticals Word is from Greek origin Contestant asks judge to speak louder Whispers the word to themselves first Spells word backwards first (to themselves) Word ends in "- tion" or "- sion" Says "I've never heard of that word" Asks if there are alternate pronunciations Uses finger to "write" in the air Word has fewer than 5 letters Judge offers encouragement Contestant takes a deep breath Word has more than 10 letters Word is a compound word Asks for part of speech Asks about capitalization Spells the word very slowly Contestant spells it right but looks unsure Closes their eyes while spelling Word contains a "qu" Asks for clarification on pronunciation Contestant receives standing ovation Asks for the word in a sentence Contestant gets applause Judge says "That is correct!" Word is from Latin origin Contestant looks relieved after spelling Judge rings the bell for incorrect spelling Writes on their hand while thinking Quick elimination (wrong on first letter or two) Word is from French origin Says "Can you use it in a sentence again?" Self- corrects during spelling Starts with the wrong letter Parent/supporter looks nervous in audience Silent letter in the word Word contains a "ph" Double letter in the word Asks for language of origin Audience gasps at a difficult word Starts spelling, then stops and restarts Says "I know this one!" Spells the word super fast Contestant laughs nervously Multiple people miss the same word Asks for the word to be repeated twice Word contains a "z” Asks for the definition Spells the word incorrectly Visible nervous fidgeting Asks if there are any homonyms Word has three or more syllables Contestant walks to microphone confidently Spells it correctly on first try Contestant mouths the word silently first Contestant adjusts microphone Time warning given Pauses for more than 5 seconds Asks about the root word Asks to hear the word again Asks about accent marks or diacriticals Word is from Greek origin Contestant asks judge to speak louder Whispers the word to themselves first Spells word backwards first (to themselves) Word ends in "- tion" or "- sion" Says "I've never heard of that word" Asks if there are alternate pronunciations Uses finger to "write" in the air Word has fewer than 5 letters Judge offers encouragement Contestant takes a deep breath Word has more than 10 letters Word is a compound word Asks for part of speech Asks about capitalization Spells the word very slowly Contestant spells it right but looks unsure
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Closes their eyes while spelling
Word contains a "qu"
Asks for clarification on pronunciation
Contestant receives standing ovation
Asks for the word in a sentence
Contestant gets applause
Judge says "That is correct!"
Word is from Latin origin
Contestant looks relieved after spelling
Judge rings the bell for incorrect spelling
Writes on their hand while thinking
Quick elimination (wrong on first letter or two)
Word is from French origin
Says "Can you use it in a sentence again?"
Self-corrects during spelling
Starts with the wrong letter
Parent/supporter looks nervous in audience
Silent letter in the word
Word contains a "ph"
Double letter in the word
Asks for language of origin
Audience gasps at a difficult word
Starts spelling, then stops and restarts
Says "I know this one!"
Spells the word super fast
Contestant laughs nervously
Multiple people miss the same word
Asks for the word to be repeated twice
Word contains a "z”
Asks for the definition
Spells the word incorrectly
Visible nervous fidgeting
Asks if there are any homonyms
Word has three or more syllables
Contestant walks to microphone confidently
Spells it correctly on first try
Contestant mouths the word silently first
Contestant adjusts microphone
Time warning given
Pauses for more than 5 seconds
Asks about the root word
Asks to hear the word again
Asks about accent marks or diacriticals
Word is from Greek origin
Contestant asks judge to speak louder
Whispers the word to themselves first
Spells word backwards first (to themselves)
Word ends in "-tion" or "-sion"
Says "I've never heard of that word"
Asks if there are alternate pronunciations
Uses finger to "write" in the air
Word has fewer than 5 letters
Judge offers encouragement
Contestant takes a deep breath
Word has more than 10 letters
Word is a compound word
Asks for part of speech
Asks about capitalization
Spells the word very slowly
Contestant spells it right but looks unsure
