The Scripps National Spelling Bee made its big return in person Thursday for the first time in two years.
A 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas was awarded the coveted Scripps Cup after correctly spelling the word "moorhen."
While there can only be one winner, we thought we'd have a little spelling bee fun here at home.
We hit the streets of New York City to put random passersby to the test with past winning words.
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Can you spell these words?
- Xanthosis (1995) [zan-thow-suhz]: yellow discoloration of the skin from abnormal causes.
- Bougainvillea (2019) [boo-guhn-vi-lee-a]: any of a genus of the four-o’clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral bracts
- Chiaroscurist (1998) [ki-aro-scurist]: an artist who specializes in chiaroscurist
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