Alia Abiad of Western Springs, Illinois, reacts to spelling a word correctly during the final of the 87th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland on May 29.
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Christine Alex of Chicago spells during the Round 2 preliminaries on May 28.
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Jae Canetti of Fairfax, Virginia, is eliminated after misspelling his word during the semifinals.
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Speller Lydia Loverin, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, competes in the semifinals.
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Speller Dylan O’Connor of Alexandria Bay, New York, competes during the semifinals.
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Speller Madeline Rickert of Minot, North Dakota, gestures after she correctly spelled her word during Round 3. More than 250 spellers from the U.S. and seven other countries gathered to compete for the top honor in the annual spelling contest.
Speller Jacob Williamson, of Cape Coral, Florida, competes in the finals.
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Speller Jennifer Tenant of Hollywood, Maryland, reacts as she participates during Round 2.
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Kate Miller of Abilene, Texas, air types her word during the semifinals.
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Kasey Cuenca Torres of San Angelo, Texas, reacts with relief after spelling his word correctly.
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Amber Robinson of Homestead, Florida, struggles with her word during Round 3.
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Sean Hickey of Grass Lake, Massachusetts, reacts as he misspells his word during Round 2.
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Isabelle Marie Simmons of Crofton, Maryland, reacts as she misspells her word during Round 2.
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Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, gets a hug from his mother, Roopa (R), after he and Ansun Sujoe (L) of Fort Worth, Texas, are declared joint winners.
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