OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they…
Given that nearly everyone who competes in the National Spelling Bee — even several recent champions — ultimately misses a word, the default posture for spellers is nervous, flustered, defensive. Even the most well-prepared kids know the bell could ring at any time.
“To be fair,” Dev later told The Associated Press, “the word ‘exhortation’ isn’t the rarest word out there. It wasn’t that bad of a word. I’m not complaining.” Scott Remer, who coaches six of the finalists — Dev, Pranav, Dhruv Subramanian, Shradha Rachamreddy, Arth Dalsania and Sarah Fernandes — instructs his pupils to pace themselves and ask any question that might be helpful.
Sticking to a routine, even if the speller knows a word right away, can keep spellers relaxed and prevent flubs.
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