By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/quiz-can-define-scripps-national-spelling-bee-words Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter QUIZ: Can you define these Scripps National Spelling Bee words? Nation May 27, 2015 4:54 PM EDT With the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee underway this week, it is time to make sure that your orthographic skills are up to scratch. Take our quiz and see if you can define the words that were part of the preliminary test for this year’s 285 spellers during competition. Of those 285 spellers, about 50 advanced to the semifinals, the Associated Press reported. The championship finals for the 88th annual National Spelling Bee is scheduled for 8 p.m., Thursday, May 28. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis @vanessadennis
With the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee underway this week, it is time to make sure that your orthographic skills are up to scratch. Take our quiz and see if you can define the words that were part of the preliminary test for this year’s 285 spellers during competition. Of those 285 spellers, about 50 advanced to the semifinals, the Associated Press reported. The championship finals for the 88th annual National Spelling Bee is scheduled for 8 p.m., Thursday, May 28. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now