Scripps National Spelling Bee

School Spelling Bee List

2017-2018

big coal lower muster marsh basting

get was walk padlock shabby hornet
old sunny obey welcome hushed Viking
hen toes winner platform manner chapel
now soon pilot spiral scraped pouted
fell nice fresh rafters impact aspect
barn going roof illness breeze rotating
step door flying tablet standoff crooked
too clams bitter wailing narrow warmth
find kitten south blanket lazily craggy
cape garden stack thrilling primers Icelandic
eat cord panda jacket marbles temple
take arms slumber rambling tennis engraved
shed west gall harvest world newlyweds
how team wishes agog kettle protested
ride skim missing shudder shelves amusing
wall belly pretend cartoon crumpled cinders
baby hire nodded dither mailboxes abroad
note wink change rodents perhaps superb
hunt move once compost nannies Norse
slid aid zone lizard button custody
made rose clasp voice alley sullen
show deck boxcar cosmic sprinkle Bollywood
into bead roar liberty complete clambering
spots hurt graze pirate diaper strident
ring grins pesky dumplings transporting severely
such leaf return promise lukewarm manure
most spurs fetch excellent violet intersect
here elm thorn cheddar castle slobbery
gate foot fancy insect bicycle valuables
mine bank rinse scale village expensive
deep paws vanish crept promptly Venice
glow oak escape speak matron breakfast
love drive alien carving produce salvation
coin alone nutmeg oval horrid unison
stone frogs glinting purse invitation diagram
them dew radio mossy faucet spinster
plane paste wheels cattle enormous grocery
stay unkind darling offer canal pastures
person hutch hairpin shilling
nearly awful clipper halter
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School Spelling Bee List
2017-2018

neglected regents chimpanzee piteously cypress panegyric

receptions infraction peroxide strenuous disquisition cabochon
energetic Pacific amputation intimation translucent verdigris
plantations affirmation conspiracy conundrum annexation rhododendron
decent cipher* or sinewy atrocity expeditionaries Kilimanjaro
survival cypher flabbergasted voluminous bilious coquelicot
disguise administration boisterously propaganda interstices ichthyosaurus
undesirable geometry linoleum conspicuous hermetically cicerone
tonic consecutive tapirs premonition mythos
enlisted scavenger repugnance memorandum cupolas
tomes defensiveness impeccable pastrami grotesque
levied vegetation contagious germinate pulmonary
bookmobile sconces stevedores parenthetical frontispiece
nursery Cyclops commendable crematoria succulent
shortage aerospace incessant massacres clandestine
precise correctional ricochet petulance pestiferous
roundabout segregation tribulations facilitate requisites
handiwork instantaneous azalea extenuation pitons
balloonist nausea fluorescent incarcerated incongruous
improvise Chesapeake reservoir appendectomy variegated
altitude atoll truculently subterranean lassitude
sparsely miracle generalissimo financiers avocations
musician callous vociferous treacherous raillery
practically grandiose merengue orthopedic* or sanguine
testament dexterity claustrophobic orthopaedic tête–à–tête
simulate barrette Methuselah sphinx mitochondria
disengage cordial entrepreneurs lama putrefaction
Mohawk alacrity monsieur celerity concierge
exterior marmalade pièce de résistance acacias gauss
scenery orchids proviso Seminole connubial
opponent despondency dragoons hallucinations unpropitious
allowance composure gargoyle endeavor* or caravel
committee jauntily anecdote endeavour millinery
bulletin Hispaniola brigands labyrinthine coppice
hoarsely quantum mandible excruciating pecuniary
automated calamine crampon lichenous expatiated
subdivision exasperation Sherpa chandeliers supercilious
heralded sophomore malign uncoquettish formaldehyde *preferred U.S.
appointed boroughs tempestuous vicissitudes spelling
reprobate
annoyance monomania Pyrenees oologist
paralysis taxidermy interpolated auspices
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Sources for Your Spelling Bee Study List
2017-2018

Where do my study words come from?

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is pleased to partner with presenting sponsor Kindle in creating a new
kind of spelling bee study experience. Great words come from great works, and this year each word on the
study list can be found in one of the exciting Kindle e-book titles listed below. Each of these books is
available on Kindle e-readers as well as the Kindle app, which will help spellers master the meanings of
words while seeing them in context.

Kindle puts the tools and resources spellers need right in their own hands. With a Kindle e-reader, students
can bring thousands of books with them without weighing down backpacks, and unique features teach new
words quickly without ever having to leave the page. Adventure and knowledge await with Kindle and the
School Spelling Bee Study List!

Kindle Key Features:

Word Wise Vocabulary Builder Kindle FreeTime

Short and simple definitions within the Words looked up on Kindle are automatically Children can view their reading progress for
context of the sentence automatically turned into flashcards for future review and each book, track reading accomplishments
appear above difficult words to improve learning. for each day and earn achievement badges
comprehension. for reaching milestones.

First Grade Source Books:

• The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit’s Amazing Migration by Sandra Markle
• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
• Frederick by Leo Lionni
• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
• Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson

Second Grade Source Books:

• Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson
• The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter
• Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer
• Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger
• Humphrey's Mixed-Up Magic Trick by Betty G. Birney
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Third Grade Source Books:

• What Is the Statue of Liberty? by Joan Holub
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• Tumtum and Nutmeg by Emily Bearn
• Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
• The Haunted Library by Dori Hillestad Butler

Fourth Grade Source Books:

• Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman
• Stuart Little by E.B. White
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• The Ogre of Oglefort by Eva Ibbotson
• Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Fifth Grade Source Books:

• Guts & Glory: The Vikings by Ben Thompson
• The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
• Save Me a Seat by Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks
• Moo: A Novel by Sharon Creech

Sixth Grade Source Books:

• Hidden Figures: Young Readers’ Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
• The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
• The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor
• Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Seventh Grade Source Books:

• No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition: A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship
and Survival in World War II by Robert Weintraub
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg
• Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz
• Redwall by Brian Jacques

Eighth Grade Source Books:

• The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip Hoose
• The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Peak by Roland Smith
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson