![Jacquelyn Martin A little boy waves to his family member during a break in competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d34bc3c6ec2c4b22b3ea93ab1be4bfd1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A little boy waves to his family member during a break in competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Mariam Zuhaib Phaneendra Bulusu, 13, of Concord, North Carolina, participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b17a0d952b054305b670c5f7d9c9d39e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Phaneendra Bulusu, 13, of Concord, North Carolina, participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Jacquelyn Martin Jashit Verma, 9, of Germantown, Tenn., who also goes by the name Josh, reacts after spelling his word correctly during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36a6fde1212d4917a50dcd6c1acece40/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Jashit Verma, 9, of Germantown, Tenn., who also goes by the name Josh, reacts after spelling his word correctly during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin N'Adom Darko-Asare, 13, of Accra, Ghana, left, congratulates Giovanni Adjei, 10, of Accra, Ghana, during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. All three of the Ghanian competitors made it into the next round. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5b9e14ceced248c39830cfa7b527b7e8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
N'Adom Darko-Asare, 13, of Accra, Ghana, left, congratulates Giovanni Adjei, 10, of Accra, Ghana, during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. All three of the Ghanian competitors made it into the next round. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Ethan Dunlap, 12, of Spring Lake, N.C., spells his word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e937a38370ba46ec96f0fc6b4603e23c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ethan Dunlap, 12, of Spring Lake, N.C., spells his word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Aditi Muthukumar, 13, of Westminster, Colo., spells a word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/afe8d67a648847139c5ce89bb28b523e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Aditi Muthukumar, 13, of Westminster, Colo., spells a word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Girls who already spelled their words correctly cheer for a speller after he got his word correct during competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c98582ef1f484d19b6623cce2260700e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Girls who already spelled their words correctly cheer for a speller after he got his word correct during competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Mariam Zuhaib Orrin Lam, 14, of Benson, N.C., reacts for a question during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1418e039f83c4cd0b8aabf604dca5361/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Orrin Lam, 14, of Benson, N.C., reacts for a question during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Mariam Zuhaib Ryan Frazee, 15, of Portsmouth, Ohio , participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/947c3d0b18fa4411bbd6a24bd84c792d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ryan Frazee, 15, of Portsmouth, Ohio , participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Jacquelyn Martin Shradha Rachamreddy, 14, of San Jose, Calif., spells a word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa998de2284d4d279273bbf5228ce9a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shradha Rachamreddy, 14, of San Jose, Calif., spells a word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Sariah Titus, 11, of Abilene, Texas, reacts after making a mistake during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/926a327674ad4cad86912abee6592059/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Sariah Titus, 11, of Abilene, Texas, reacts after making a mistake during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Aryan Khedkar, 13, Rochester Hills, Mich., types his word in the air during the third round of competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9190e0c90ff440c3b892ed2a0e573dcd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Aryan Khedkar, 13, Rochester Hills, Mich., types his word in the air during the third round of competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Mariam Zuhaib Angelo Aldoph, 14, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, listens during the competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/352d935f2aff43e187679d0f72bdffda/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Angelo Aldoph, 14, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, listens during the competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Jacquelyn Martin Jashit Verma, 9, of Germantown, Tenn., who also goes by the name Josh, reacts after spelling his word correctly during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e1f38053fb8844948be071ce0436cd13/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Jashit Verma, 9, of Germantown, Tenn., who also goes by the name Josh, reacts after spelling his word correctly during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Jacquelyn Martin Arabella Mendoza, 12, of Carson City, Nev., reacts as a fellow competitor spells his word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ffbdf3a69cb64d87bec7bfa78b4a08ca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Arabella Mendoza, 12, of Carson City, Nev., reacts as a fellow competitor spells his word during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Mariam Zuhaib Meredith Dunlap, 13, of Proctorville, Ohio, answers a question during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ccd0e0bff2924d629f90ec6c24408fbb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Meredith Dunlap, 13, of Proctorville, Ohio, answers a question during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Jacquelyn Martin Wearing coordinating jackets, Abena Kwaffo, 13, of Accra, Ghana, right, spells her word as Giovanni Adjei, 10, of Accra, Ghana, waits for his turn, during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. All three of the Ghanian competitors made it into the next round. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c401bbcda084fd088df4958d87d8467/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Wearing coordinating jackets, Abena Kwaffo, 13, of Accra, Ghana, right, spells her word as Giovanni Adjei, 10, of Accra, Ghana, waits for his turn, during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. All three of the Ghanian competitors made it into the next round. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Mariam Zuhaib Johannes Roxburgh, 13, of Durham, North Carolina, left, participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7dc194c896ae4efaa21edda22cf6512b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Johannes Roxburgh, 13, of Durham, North Carolina, left, participates in the competition during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
![Jacquelyn Martin Akshaj Somisetty, 12, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., spells a word on his arm during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fa6fe20e28c44155a5f2ea5f0c96d509/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Akshaj Somisetty, 12, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., spells a word on his arm during competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)