Eighth Grader Spells ‘Cymotrichous’ To Win Scripps National Spelling Bee

Her winning word means “having the hair wavy,” but what 14-year-old Sukanya Roy really spelled last night was V-I-C-T-O-R-Y. Towards the end of a lengthy and competitive final round of the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night, there were just two remaining contestants: 12-year-old Canadian Laura Newcombe and the USA’s Roy, of South Abington

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Eighth Grader Spells ‘Cymotrichous’ To Win Scripps National Spelling Bee

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