The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee is Finally down to 9 Contestants after the completion of the 10th round of the competition.
Nine Spellers from eight different regions in the United States will now have to Slug it Out For the Ultimate Prize in the Finals.
Here’s a compiled list of the Spellers and the word they have Encountered both at the spelling and the vocabulary rounds so far, Starting from round 1.
Note: Rounds 2,5,8 were Vocabulary Rounds and in this stage, Spellers are required to correctly Give the Meaning of a Particular word. Round 3 is the written test.
ESHA MARUPUDI (SPELLER 4) FROM ARIZONA
Round 1: frabjous
Round 2: prerogative
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: noodledom
Round 5: scalding
Round 6: tonitruous
Round 7: corrasion
Round 8: monger
Round 9: anthrarufin
Round 10: ektexine
OLIVER HACKETT (SPELLER 20) FROM CALIFORNIA
Round 1: becquerel
Round 2: toilsome
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: polymorphism
Round 5: gingerly
Round 6: opihi
Round 7: mashlum
Round 8: juggernaut
Round 9: aeolight
Round 10: gobbe
SARVADNYA KADAM (SPELLER 30) FROM CALIFORNIA
Round 1: croquignole
Round 2: nocturnal
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: melonry
Round 5: telekinesis
Round 6: Kidderminster
Round 7: terricoline
Round 8: tithe
Round 9: ostracophore
Round 10: disulfoton
SARV DHARAVANE (SPELLER 53) FROM GEORGIA
Round 1: towhee
Round 2: appraisal
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: proclivity
Round 5: revile
Round 6: kasha
Round 7: quern
Round 8: diminuendo
Round 9: saynète
Round 10: levallorphan
HARINI MURALI (SPELLER 136) FROM NEW JERSEY
Round 1: Bosc
Round 2: phylum
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: crudo
Round 5: thwart
Round 6: blepharism
Round 7: barretter
Round 8: convalesce
Round 9: onegite
Round 10: nemourid
BRIAN LIU (SPELLER 144) FROM NEW YORK
Round 1: cirri
Round 2: conclave
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: doughty
Round 5: quell
Round 6: proteome
Round 7: diplosphene
Round 8: meandrous
Round 9: Antipascha
Round 10: alkannin
AISHWARYA KALLAKURI (SPELLER 156) FROM NORTH CAROLINA
Round 1: certiorari
Round 2: Tractability
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: yarrow
Round 5: amphivorous
Round 6: antrorse
Round 7: Symbranchia
Round 8: ossify
Round 9: luce
Round 10: tallygalone
AKSHAJ SOMISETTY (SPELLER 182) FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Round 1: henotheism
Round 2: chortle
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: thermolysis
Round 5: sanctuary
Round 6: blazar
Round 7: adenitis
Round 8: arborescent
Round 9: cinchona
Round 10: Tajin
FAIZAN ZAKI (SPELLER 207) FROM TEXAS
Round 1: viaticum
Round 2: imperious
Round 3: (Written test)
Round 4: appertain
Round 5: tête-à-tête
Round 6: anenterous
Round 7: comprador
Round 8: sidereal
Round 9: ayapana
Round 10: coterell
SEE ALSO: All 242 words called in round 1 of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2025
I’d be very interested in knowing the type of schooling they each received. Public, Private