How to Study for Round Two of the Preliminaries of the ���� Scripps National Spelling Bee

Did you know? You have the chance to study all of the words that will be offered in Round Two of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

When you step up to the microphone to spell your word in Round Two, your word will come from 201 Spell It! All words from 201 Spell It! are listed in alphabetical order on the following pages.

Print these study words as a handy practice list. Learning these words will give you the best chance to show off your talent during Round Two.

Do you have questions about a word’s pronunciation, origin, part of speech, definition or use in a sentence? That information is waiting for you:

Open the Round Two Study Guide PDF (available when you are logged into spellingbee.com).Hit Ctrl+F (PC) or Command+F (Mac).Type the word you are looking for into the search box.

The Round Two Study Guide is a valuable reference tool containing word information for all words from 201 Spell It! It also contains a whopping 163 pages, so if possible we recommend using it as a computer resource rather than a printed resource.

One quick reminder: The only study resource for Round One and Rounds Four and higher is Webster’s Third New International Dictionary and its addenda section, copyright 2002, Merriam-Webster.

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abdicate abide academy access accommodate acme acronym adagio adamant adios

adjacent admiral adobe affinity aggregate agnostic alamo albatross alcazar alchemy

alcohol alcove alderman alfalfa algebra algorithm alim alkali allegory allegro

alleviate alligator alliteration altruism amarillo ambiguity ambivalent ambulance ameliorate amenable

amicable amnesia ampere amphibious anachronism analysis anchovy androcentric android angelic

angst angstrom animosity anomaly anschluss antibiotic antipasto anvil apartheid apathy

apostrophe apparatchik apricot aquatic arachnid archipelago Argentine aria aristocracy arsenal

artichoke asana aspen asterisk asthmogenic aul autobahn automaton autopsy average

azimuth azure baba babka babushka Backstein Baedeker bagel balalaika balcony

ballerina ballot bambino bamboo bandersnatch bandit bangle banzai barabara barley

barrage barrio barrow barukhzy basmati batik baton bayou Beetewk begonia

behest behoove beige belay beleaguer belladonna bellicose belligerent benefactor benevolent

bequeath bevel bezoar bhalu biblical Bildungsroman biopsy blasé blister blithe

blitzkrieg bluff Bobadil bobbejaan bolero bolivar Bolshevik bonanza bongo boodle

bookkeeping borax Borzoi Boswell boudoir boutique bower bowery boysenberry brackish

braggadocio bratwurst bravura broadleaf bromeliad bruin buccaneer buckwagon buckwheat Buddha

buffalo bugle bundle bungalow bureaucracy burrito caballero cabana caboose cacao

cachet cacophony cadenza cafeteria calypso cameo camouflage camphor canary canasta

candidate canine cantata capitulation cappelletti capricious Capricorn carafe caribou carmine

carnivore cashew castanets catkin caucus cauliflower cavalry cedilla chagrin chalupa

character charlatan charpoy chary chassis chauvinism cheka chimichanga chinchilla chintz

chipotle chocolate chronic chronology chutney cilantro clapboard cleanser clementine coati

cobalt cockatoo coffle cognition collage colloquial coloratura comandante commensurate commissar

concerto condolences condor confetti confidence conjecture conquistador consensus contiguous contraband

contrapuntal cordovan corporal corpuscle cosmetic cosmos cossack cotton coyote cravat

credentials credenza credible creepy crescendo crescent crimp crimson cringle crochet

Croesus croissant croon croquet croquette cruiser cruller Crusoe cryptic cummerbund

cupid current curriculum cushy cynical cynosure dachshund daffodil dahlia daily

dairy dealership dearth debacle decoy dejected deluxe democracy demotic denim

denture desperado détente diablo diagnosis diary diatribe dichotomy didactic diesel

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diffa diorama diphthong diplomat discern discipline dissect ditto doctrinaire dogged

dogma dossier douane Dracula dreary dreidel dressage dross ductile duenna

dugong dune dungaree durwan dynamic dyslexia earthenware earwig easel echt

eclectic ecru edelweiss efficacy egalitarian egregious eiderdown einkorn electoral elite

elixir embarcadero embargo empanada enchilada endemic enthusiasm entourage Eocene ephemeral

epiphany eponym ergonomic errand ersatz erudite escargot etch etymology eulogy

euphemism eureka euthanasia exacerbate excise expertise extravaganza exuberant facetious Fahrenheit

falsetto fandango fantoccini farthing fastidious fathom fatigue feldsher feldspar femininity

fennec fennel fête fiasco fickle fidelity fiend fiery fiesta fife

filament filibuster finale finesse flamboyant flamenco Flemish flense Fletcherism floss

flotilla foggara foist foliate folksiness forlorn formidable forsythia foyer Frankenstein

fräulein freebooter fresco frolic furlong furlough fuselage fusillade futon galjoen

galleria garage garçon gardenia garibaldi gauche gazelle gazpacho geisha genre

geode geoponics geothermal geranium Geronimo gestalt gestapo gesundheit geta ghoul

gingham giraffe glasnost glitz glockenspiel gnat gnathonic goatee gondola gopak

gordita gorgeous gospel gourami grabble gradient graffiti graupel greengage gregarious

gristle grotto gruff guilder guillotine guitar gulag gulden gunnysack guru

guy gymkhana gynarchy hacienda hafiz haiku halal hamster handsome harmonica

harpoon harpsichord hartebeest hassock haversack hawthorn hazard hearth hector hedonism

heifer Hemerocallis henna herbivore herpetology hibachi hickory hierarchy hinterland hippopotamus

hock hogan Holi hollandaise holster homburg hominy homogeneous homonym honcho

hoomalimali hosta howitzer huckster hue humble hundredth hurdle hurricane hustings

hustle hydraulic hydrology hygiene hyperbole hyphen hypocrisy hypothesis icicle idiom

igneous iguana illuminati imam impasse imperative impetuous implement inane incognito

incorruptible incredulous incriminate indigenous inferno infinitesimal influenza ingenious ingenue innate

innocuous inselberg insidious intaglio interrupt intractable ipecac irony isinglass Islamic

isobar issei jacamar jackal jaguar jeremiad jerky jiva jnana jovial

juggernaut julep junco jungle junta jute Kabuki kahuna kama kami

karaoke karate karma kasha kavya keelhaul keen keeshond keest khan

khor kibei kielbasa kipper kirtle kishke kith kitsch klompen knapsack

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knavery knish koan kohlrabi kona kovsh kremlin kuchen kudzu kuruma

lahar langlauf langosta lariat layette learned lederhosen lemon leotard lethargy

library libretto lieutenant lilac linden linseed lithe liverwurst llama loam

loiter lokshen loot luau lucid lunatic macadamia macaroni machismo macrame

macron madeleine maelstrom maestro magazine magnanimous magnolia mahal mahatma mahimahi

mahout maladroit malaria malihini mammoth mandir manhandle manicure mantilla maraca

maraschino mariachi mart marzipan masala mascara mascot massage mathematics matinee

matriarch mattock mattress mayonnaise measure mediocre megalopolis Meiji Meistersinger melancholy

mélange melba menhaden mentor menu mercerize mercurial mermaid mesa mesmerize

message metamorphosis metaphor meticulous mihrab mikado minaret mirage misanthropy miso

misogynist mistletoe mizzle mnemonic mohair mole mongoose mongrel monotonous monsoon

mootable morgue mosque motif mozzarella muddle muishond mukhtar mummy musicale

muskrat muslin muumuu mynheer myriad mystique nabob nachtmusik nadir narcissistic

nasal nebbish necessary nelma nemesis nenuphar neologism nestle nether Netherlander

newfangled newton nightingale ninja nirvana nisei noodle nosh nosiest nostril

notochord nougat novillero obsequious obstinate ocarina ocelot odori odyssey olio

Olympian ominous omnipotent omnivorous oolong opera opossum orange oratorio orchard

oregano origami orthodox ostentatious pacifism package paddock palette palmetto pampas

pandit Panglossian pangolin panic panzer paparazzo paprika paradigm paradox parapet

parfait parka Parmesan participant pasteurize patel patina patriarch pecan peccadillo

peloton pentathlon percolate perennial perestroika perfidy periphery periscope Permian pernicious

persimmon pesto petunia pfeffernuss phenomenon philanthropy philately philhellenism philippic physique

piazza picaresque piccolo pickelhaube pickle pinafore pistachio pitchblende pizzicato plateau

plausible pneumatic pochismo pogrom poi poignant poinsettia polder polka poltergeist

polygon polymer popularity portfolio postmortem potash powwow prabhu pragmatic prairie

praline prattle precipice precipitate precocious predicate prerogative prescription pretzel primal

prodigal prosaic prosciutto prosecute protagonist protégé protein protocol providence provolone

pueblo puma pumpernickel punctilio pundit purga pyre Qatari quell quesadilla

quiche quinine quisling quiver quixote rabbit raconteur raita raj ramada

ramen rapport rasgado ravel ravioli realschule recalcitrant recidivist reckless refugee

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regatta regime rehearse rejoneador relevant renaissance rendezvous renegade renovate repertoire

reptile retrospective rhetoric rhinoceros ridiculous robot Romaji roodebok rottweiler rotunda

rouge roughhewn rucksack rupee rupture sable saboteur sachem safari saffron

salaam salami sallow salmonella salve samaritan samovar samurai sansei sarcasm

sarsaparilla sashimi sassafras satori sauerbraten saxophone sayonara scampi scenario schadenfreude

scherzo schipperke schloss schnauzer schnecke school schottische scow scrabble screen

scum seersucker segue seltzer semantics semolina sequin serdab serendipity sevruga

shampoo shogun shrapnel shrieval Siberian sierra simile sitzmark skipper skunk

slaughter Slav slave snuff soliloquy sombrero sonata sortie souvenir Soviet

spaghetti spareribs Spartan spectrum spherical spinet spitz splice spoor springbok

springerle spritz sputnik staccato staple stethoscope stipple stoic stollen strategy

streusel strict stringy stripe strudel stucco suave subterfuge succotash sugar

sukiyaki sultan sumo surveillance susceptible sushi Swahili symbiosis synchronous synergy

synonym synopsis syntax tachometer tahini taiga taj talc tamale tamarind

tanha tantalize tariff tarragon tatami tattle taupe tchotchke temporal teriyaki

terrapin tertiary thermal thesaurus threshold ticket timely tithe toboggan tofu

tokamak tomatillo tomato topeng topical topography tornado tortilla tortoni totem

toucan tragic trajectory transect trattoria trauma trawl trek trepak trigger

tritium triumvirate troika tsunami Tuckahoe tuna tundra tutu tycoon typhoon

ubiquitous uitlander umlaut unity uproar vampire vanilla vaquero vendetta ventilate

verboten vernacular vibrato vigilante virgule virtuosa virtuoso visceral vivace vivisection

vogue voortrekker vorlage vulcanize vulnerable waffle Wagnerian wainscot walrus waltz

wampum wanderlust wanton wasabi watery waterzooi waywiser wedel weimaraner Weissnichtwo

whirlpool Wiccan wigwam wikiwiki windily wintergreen wiseacre witloof womanly woodchuck

workmanship worrisome xylophone yacht yahoo yamen yield yieldable zeitgeber zenith

zephyr zero zinnia zucchini zwinger

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