- Two spelling lists are provided on the following pages. Contestants will be tested over list one on odd-numbered years and list two on even-numbered years.
- Words must be spelled as they are printed in the following lists.
List One
- aardvark
- abalone
- abbreviate
- abdicate
- abecedarium
- aberrant
- ability
- abjure
- ablative
- abnormal
- accelerate
- accept
- accessible
- accommodate
- accompanist
- accomplice
- accordance
- accoutrement
- accumulate
- achieve
- acidiferous
- aerial
- aerodynamics
- affidavit
- ageratum
- agglomerate
- agrarian
- akimbo
- alacrity
- alfalfa
- allegiance
- antecedent
- antediluvian
- antique
- apartheid
- apparatus
- appellatory
- appetibility
- appliqué
- appurtenant
- arbitrary
- baccalaureate
- bachelor
- badminton
- bailiwick
- ballast
- balsam
- bankruptcy
- banquet
- baptize
- barbecue
- beneficiary
- benefited
- benighted
- benign
- besiege
- beveled
- bibliography
- biennial
- bifurcation
- biscuit
- buccaneer
- brokerage
- bungalow
- buoyancy
- bunion
- bureaucracy
- cabal
- cache
- cacophony
- cafeteria
- capacious
- capillary
- capitol
- capricious
- captaincy
- capybara
- carat
- cardiac
- careen
- carriage
- cemetery
- centrifugal
- cerise
- cessation
- chalice
- chandelier
- changeable
- chaplain
- characteristic
- charisma
- clamant
- clandestine
- clientele
- coafforest
- coalition
- cohesion
- collage
- colloquial
- commensurate
- compatible
- condemn
- congratulations
- conjugation
- consequence
- contentment
- contour
- contrivance
- convalescent
- convenience
- conveyance
- corporeal
- cortisone
- cosmetology
- council
- dachshund
- dahlia
- dandelion
- daughter
- debauchery
- debtor
- decibel
- decipher
- decrepit
- deficit
- dentifrice
- deodorant
- derelict
- description
- desiccate
- desideratum
- desperate
- despicable
- devastate
- devout
- dirge
- dirigible
- dirndl
- disastrous
- disciple
- discreet
- discrepancy
- discretion
- disembogue
- dispersal
- dolphin
- domicile
- doodling
- dredge
- dubious
- dulcet
- duly
- eavesdropping
- eccentric
- ecclesiastical
- elegance
- elegy
- elevator
- elixir
- eloquence
- elusive
- emancipation
- embroidery
- emigrant
- emission
- entrepreneur
- environ
- enzyme
- epidemic
- epidermis
- epitaph
- equality
- equivalent
- err
- erroneous
- except
- executioner
- exhilarate
- existence
- exotic
- expeditionary
- experience
- extension
- extraordinary
- extravagant
- faucet
- favorite
- feasible
- February
- feint
- feline
- fennel
- ferocious
- ferret
- festivities
- flaccid
- formulation
- frigate
- furlough
- furniture
- gaiety
- galaxy
- gallop
- galvanize
- gangrene
- gauze
- genealogy
- grammatical
- gratitude
- grosgrain
- grotesque
- guaranteed
- gubernatorial
- guerrilla
- gymnast
- habitat
- handkerchief
- harebrained
- harmonica
- hatchet
- haughty
- hearse
- heirloom
- hemorrhage
- hepatitis
- idol
- illegible
- immaculate
- immediately
- immovable
- immutable
- impediment
- imperiling
- impetigo
- inauguration
- intrepid
- intrinsic
- iridescence
- irrelevant
- itinerant
- its
- jamboree
- jaundice
- jaunty
- judicial
- justification
- lacrosse
- lamprey
- language
- lariat
- larynx
- lassitude
- lavender
- ledger
- lenience
- lentil
- linen
- luncheon
- macabre
- machinery
- macramé
- magnanimity
- maintenance
- malignant
- maneuver
- manse
- marshal
- mnemonic
- modesty
- mores
- mortgage
- motley
- munificence
- naïve
- narrative
- nausea
- nougat
- nucleus
- nursery
- nutrition
- oasis
- obituary
- obeisance
- obsequious
- occasionally
- octane
- palatial
- palpitation
- palsy
- pamphlet
- pandemonium
- paprika
- paradise
- paralleling
- paraphernalia
- pasteurize
- pastime
- phlegmatic
- piccolo
- picnicking
- pizzeria
- plebeian
- pneumonia
- poisonous
- porcelain
- poultry
- prairie
- proletariat
- prophesy
- proselytize
- prudent
- psychiatrist
- pumice
- pyre
- quantity
- questionnaire
- quietus
- reconnaissance
- reconnoiter
- recruit
- rehabilitation
- rehearsal
- reign
- remnant
- remora
- rendezvous
- reprieve
- rheumatism
- rhubarb
- rubella
- sabotage
- sacred
- sacrilegious
- sanctimonious
- sandal
- satchel
- sauerkraut
- scullion
- secession
- seine
- seismograph
- seizure
- semaphore
- separate
- sergeant
- shellacked
- stupefy
- subjunctive
- subpoena
- subsidize
- substantiate
- subtle
- suet
- superintendent
- surgeon
- surveillance
- synonym
- tragedy
- transceiver
- trauma
- triplicate
- triturate
- tryst
- turbine
- turgescent
- turpitude
- twelfth
- tyranny
- usurp
- utensil
- utterance
- vacancy
- vaccine
- vacillate
- valise
- valorous
- variegated
- vehemence
- vocabulary
- vociferous
- volume
- voracious
- vouchsafe
- waiver
- warranty
- wastebasket
- wayfarer
- weird
- worsted
- wreath
- writhe
- wrought
- xylem
- yawl
- yeoman
- youthfully
- Yule
- zeal
- zealot
- zealous
- zenith
- zephyr
- zinnia
List Two
- abolition
- aborigines
- abroad
- abrupt
- abscond
- absentee
- absolutely
- abstemious
- abstention
- academia
- acknowledge
- acoustics
- acquaintance
- acquiesce
- acreage
- actuary
- acuity
- adjutant
- advantageous
- adz
- alleluia
- alleviate
- aloe
- altar
- ambivalence
- amethyst
- amusement
- analysis
- annihilate
- anonymity
- archaic
- argyle
- armature
- arrangement
- artesian
- arthritis
- attendance
- attrition
- avaricious
- barbiturate
- basicity
- bassinet
- batiste
- bayou
- beatitudes
- beige
- believable
- belligerence
- belvedere
- bivouac
- blastula
- bludgeon
- bough
- bouquet
- brevity
- brigadier
- brilliant
- broccoli
- bronchial
- cagey
- caisson
- calamitous
- calendar
- calliope
- calumniate
- camaraderie
- cancelation cantaloupe
- canvass
- cartilage
- casualty
- cataclysm
- catalysis
- caterwaul
- cauterize
- cayenne
- celebrity
- celestial
- cellar
- charlatan
- chartreuse
- chauffeur
- cheetah
- chronological
- chrysanthemum
- cinnabar
- circuit
- circumfluent
- cirrhosis
- complacency
- complex
- concede
- concentric
- condemn
- confectionery
- confidentially
- congratulation
- connoisseur
- conscious
- counsel
- counterfeit
- courageous
- criticism
- criticize
- crotchety
- crucifixion
- culottes
- curlicue
- cyanide
- cyst
- definition
- dehydrate
- deification
- delicatessen
- delineate
- demarcate
- demise
- demitasse
- demurrage
- denominator
- dexterousness
- diadem
- diaphragm
- diesel
- dietetic
- dilatory
- dilemma
- dimension
- dinosaur
- diocese
- dissect
- disseminate
- dissertation
- disseverance
- dissipate
- distinction
- diverge
- divisible
- divvy
- doctrinal
- echelon
- eclectic
- eclipse
- eczema
- edible
- eerily
- effervescence effigy
- effrontery
- elapse
- emperor
- emphysema
- empirical
- emulate
- endeavor
- engineer
- enigmatic
- entitled
- entomb
- entrance
- eschew
- espalier
- espousal
- estuary
- etiquette
- eulogize
- euphoria
- evangelical
- exasperate
- excellent
- extricate
- fable
- facetious
- facile
- Fahrenheit
- fallible
- falsification
- famine
- fascinating
- fatigue
- flamboyant
- fleece
- fluorescence
- follicle
- forcible
- format
- fortieth
- frailties
- franchise
- fricassee
- genesis
- geriatrics
- gherkin
- ghetto
- gingham
- glaucoma
- glimpse
- gorgeous
- goulash
- granary
- grosgrain
- grotesque
- guaranteed
- gubernatorial
- guerrilla
- gymnast
- heresy
- heritage
- holiness
- hurtle
- hustle
- hydraulic
- hyperbole
- hypotenuse
- icicles
- incidentally
- incognito
- indispensable
- inept
- inertia
- infamous
- innuendo
- inoculate
- instinct
- integer
- jewel
- jonquil
- journal
- judgment
- justifiable
- kaleidoscope
- kayak
- laborer
- labyrinth
- lackadaisical
- leprosy
- lethargic
- liaison
- lieutenant
- liniment
- littlest
- locomotive
- longevity
- lozenge
- lunatic
- martial
- marmalade
- masquerade
- masterpiece
- mausoleum
- mediator
- menagerie
- metamorphosis
- mileage
- miniature
- necessarily
- nefarious
- neighbor
- neuralgia
- nickel
- ninety
- nocturnal
- nomenclature
- nostalgia
- noticeable
- ohm
- omega
- omniscience
- onyx
- opposite
- oration
- oscillate
- override
- pachyderm
- pageant
- palatial
- patriarch
- pavilion
- peaceable
- penchant
- penicillin
- perennial
- perseverance
- perspicuity personnel
- Philippines
- preeminent
- preen
- preference
- prejudice
- premise
- primer
- pristine
- privilege
- proclivity
- proficient
- quilt
- quintuplet
- quiz
- quotient
- raccoon
- ragout
- receipt
- receive
- reception
- recognizance
- rescind
- reservoir
- resilient
- restaurant
- restaurateur
- resuscitate
- retrograde
- reverence
- rheostat
- rhetoric
- saxophone
- scalene
- scavenger
- scepter
- schematic
- schism
- schizophrenia
- scissors
- scowl
- scrounge
- silhouette
- similar
- sincerely
- soliloquy
- sophomore
- spontaneous
- stationary
- stationery
- strategic
- streusel
- symbiosis
- taciturn
- taffeta
- tarpaulin
- tenement
- tertiary
- testimony
- their
- therapeutic
- thrombosis
- tonsillitis
- ukulele
- ulterior
- ultimate
- ultraviolet
- uncanny
- undoubtedly
- unintelligible
- unnecessary
- unscrupulous
- upholsterer
- velocity
- verbiage
- verify
- vertebrate
- vicarious
- vicissitudes
- vindictive
- vinegar
- virtuous
- visitor
- wharves
- wheedle
- whetstone
- whisk
- whither
- wholesome
- wield
- withhold
- witticism
- worshiped
- xenophobe
- xylophone
- yawl
- yeoman
- youthfully
- Yule
- zircon
- zither
- zoological
- zucchini
- zwieback