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Quiz: Are you smart enough to understand the Scripps Spelling Bee?

Quiz: Are you smart enough to understand the Scripps Spelling Bee?
ABC Australia Monday 01 June 2026, 18:30 UTC 1 min read
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Scripps Spelling Bee quiz: Do you know what these words mean? Jun 2026 at 4:30am The Scripps National Spelling Bee isn't your average spelling competition for kids. Last week, Californian Shrey Parikh, 14, took out this year's top prize, correctly spelling 32 words in just a minute and a half.

Scripps Spelling Bee quiz: Do you know what these words mean? Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 4:30am The Scripps National Spelling Bee isn't your average spelling competition for kids. Last week, Californian Shrey Parikh, 14, took out this year's top prize, correctly spelling 32 words in just a minute and a half. But of the 35 questions in the competition, none are really in common usage. We're not going to test you on the spelling today — honestly, you've got no chance — but do you know what these words mean? Here at the ABC, we use the Macquarie Dictionary as our source of truth, but many of these words aren't included, so we're using Scripps' dictionary of choice, Merriam-Webster, for this quiz. LoadingWhere to find all the ABC's quizzes Want to test yourself even further? Take a squiz at the ABC's New Quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes.
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