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By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Thu, 05/28/2015 - 1:03pm

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Dev Jaiswal's journey to the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals shows just how competitive spelling has become. Dev carried the highest score into the semifinal rounds and spelled both of his words correctly to become one of ten finalists with a chance to win $37,000 in cash and prizes. To make the finals, Dev had to spell a word he didn't know — "naranjilla," an herb cultivated in northern South America for its edible bright orange fruits. Dev used his expanded knowledge of roots and language patterns — the word is derived from Spanish — to make his best guess. When he got it right, he jumped up and down and pumped his fists before returning to the microphone to yell "Thank you!" To make the finals, spellers had to get two words right onstage Thursday morning and ace a spelling and vocabulary test they took Wednesday evening. "Several people who I really expected to get their words right, missed their words," said Sylvie, a 12-year-old from Lakewood, Colorado. [...] when Bailly gave the language of origin — Greek — Katharine stepped back and opened her mouth wide. Told the correct spelling — she missed by a single letter — Katharine said, "Thought so."

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