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