

Sarvadnya Kadam, 12, gets high fives from fellow spellers on his way off stage and off the competition after competing in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Dan Mervak high fives Clara Mervak, 11, to celebrate her advancement to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Siya Sampath, 9, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Ayesha Syed, 14, competes in the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Competitors are adjusted by a person who is off camera as they celebrate moving to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Students wait for a long period of time on stage to compete in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Elizabeth Beers, 14, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Isabella Carver, 11, competes in the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Evander Turner, 14, takes a bow before walking off stage after misspelling a word while competing in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Srinidhi Rao, 13, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Sandhya Ganesan hugs Pranav Anandh, 14, as loved ones celebrate after the spellers reached the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Sachiko Aldoph sits with one of her sons, Danielo, to support her other son Angelo as he competes in the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Justin Tran, 13, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Speller Isaac Brogan, 11, leans on his mother Paulette Brogan after he misspelled his word in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Charli Fickbohm, 14, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


N'Adom Darko-Asare, 12, reacts after getting through her spelling round while competing in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Matthew Baber, 13, reacts to the word given to him while competing in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis


Andrew MacDonald, 14, competes in the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in National Harbor, Maryland U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Word whizzes at the Scripps Spelling Bee