After a Spell - Hexco Academic

• Analysis of the 'lawnmower' Round 4
• Stats and words from Regionals & at NSB 2016!
• Trivia & snippets from NSB 2016
AFTER-A-SPELL
Hexco's Annual Newsletter - A Report on the 2016 National Spelling Bee
'GAME-ON' for 39-Round 2016 Co-Champs
Nihar is the youngest winner on record and also had the only perfect score
on the written test. "I can't say anything, I'm only in fifth grade," he said.
Courtesy Photos. Pictured (left to right) Nihar Janga and Jairam Hathwar hoist the trophy; The 10 finalists take the stage.
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• Fast Track to Spelling course for new spellers is underway!
• Gokul Venkatachalam, 2015 NSB champion is now coaching for Hexco!
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Regional Spelling Bee Words
(including Words Used in Round 2!)
The following words were used in Round 2 (first oral spelling round) of the National Spelling Bee,
and many were first used at Regional Spelling Bees. This list was not available until all of the
Regional Spelling Bees had ended, and in early April (about 50 days before the NSB), contestants
were provided this list of words inside their speller accounts at spellingbee.com.
'Bee' in the Know! Have questions on the rules, words, or
changes in the bee? Call us at 830-367-3825 or email us
at [email protected].
abecedarius
abendmusik
ablaut
acalculia
accentuate
accipiter
acetaminophen
aciniform
aciniform
acquisitive
actinide
actuary
ad-hocracy
adiaphoron
adieu
adjuvant
adnate
adrenergic
adzes
affenpinscher
ailette
Aleutian
allelopathy
almoner
alpargata
anadiplosis
analgesic
anarchist
anastrophe
anhinga
ankh
anna
apologue
Appaloosa
aquiline
arenaceous
astrobleme
atamasco
atlatl
au
au
avant-garde
avodire
azulejo
bacalao
badinage
baize
Bakelite
bald
balisaur
bardolatry
bariolage
bascule
Basenji
belfry
bellwether
bibelot
bilirubin
bireme
blancmange
bobolink
Bolognese
boniato
boo
book
bouffant
bouillon
brachiate
Bramantesque
breve
Brie
brigadier
bunraku
burgher
burgundy
caisson
calabrese
calving
campanulate
catadromous
catalufa
catarrh
cava
cenotaph
ceraceous
chanoyu
chanteuse
Charleston
chinook
cirque
civet
Cockney
codicil
colcannon
Conestoga
confabulation
consortium
cormorant
corpus
coulibiac
crudites
cryogenic
cryptozoa
cutigeral
cuttanee
cyrillic
dabchick
dactylic
Darjeeling
dashi
delectation
deleterious
delphinium
demerits
demitasse
demulcent
dentifrice
desaparecido
deuterium
dieffenbachia
diffract
digitalis
diminution
disapprobation
disembogue
diurnal
divagate
divestiture
dorsicollar
draconian
durezza
echinoderm
echolalia
edacious
eelpout
Egyptian
elocutionist
Elohistic
embouchure
embracery
embryonic
emeritus
emphysema
empyrean
endotracheal
ensign
entresol
epitaphs
erratic
escarole
Esperanto
espresso
expediency
expostulate
expugnable
exsuffiation
extraordinaire
extraterrestrial
extrorse
exultantly
factotum
farina
fenestration
ferruginous
fianchetto
finickiness
flavescent
fleche
flimflammer
floribunda
formicary
frazil
fugacity
gagaku
Galilean
gardenesque
garniture
gaucho
geige
genuflect
Gibraltarians
glengarry
glissando
gnocchi
gnosis
go
Gras
Grecian
groceteria
Gruyere
gudgeon
habeas
hauberk
heliotrope
hellebore
hierurgical
Hippocratic
histamine
horoscope
hostelry
hotelier
humidor
hydrophobia
hyrax
ibuprofen
infarction
influential
intermezzo
interpellate
intertrigo
inviscate
iridescent
isotopic
jacquard
jadeite
Jagomorph
jalousie
kamaaina
kanban
Keplerian
kinetosis
kipfel
koji
kookaburra
krewe
laccolith
lagniappe
leguminous
lenticula
leviathan
lias
licentiate
lidocaine
los
lovage
lustrum
macaque
malefactor
manifesto
maquette
Mardi
matamata
mbira
meadowwink
mellisonant
Merovingian
millegrain
mimetic
moire
monaural
moraine
msse
muchacha
mucilaginous
murmuration
myoglobin
nephrolith
nimious
Nostradamus
numismatist
ochlocracy
octateuch
oeuvre
opalescence
orogeny
orzo
oscillometer
ossicle
pace
pair
palazzo
Paleozoic
paraffm
parallax
paroxysmal
parquetry
patois
pedantry
pharmaceutics
phlegm
photon
pillory
plumicorn
podiatrist
poignard
poltroon
Ponzi
posada
potoo
presage
preterition
primogeniture
proletarian
propinquity
pruritus
pseudonymous
pseudonymous
puce
purloin
putsch
pygopodous
pyretogenic
pyrophyte
quadriga
quadrumanous
rabanna
radicchio
radiolarian
radome
rangiferine
rasorial
ravigote
reboation
religiosity
remontant
rennet
repristinate
revenant
revendicate
rhizome
rinceau
roentgen
rubella
rutilant
saccharide
sapiential
saskatoon
saucier
scarlatina
sciuromorph
scullery
seismism
sepulchral
serricom
shar-pei
simpatico
sinuosity
skedaddle
skew
Socratic
solenoid
solmizate
sombra
sommelier
sorrel
sousaphone
sponsalia
spurious
statolatry
strepitous
strychnine
stultify
submersible
succade
syzygy
tachistoscope
taconite
Tagalog
tagasaste
Talavera
tempeh
tercentenary
thrasonical
threnody
tichodrome
tilleul
tippet
tonsillitis
topazolite
toroidal
tourelle
towhee
tragopan
tricephalous
trichinosis
trigeminal
triglycerides
turbinado
unction
urubu
ustion
usufructuary
uveal
vaccary
vena
vermicelli
vichyssoise
villatic
vinaigrette
vinculum
viticetum
vitreous
vomer
vulnerary
wakame
wapiti
waterloo
watteau
Wellington
wickiup
wontedness
wushu
yardang
Yeatsian
zaibatsu
zazen
zetetic
zori
Zoroastrian
Zouave
zygodactylous
National Spelling Bee Words
Round-by-Round Alphabetical Recap
Round 1
Vocabulary
allogamy
chiropodist
enshroud
fouette
geminate
hematorrhachis
lachsschinken
mademoiselle
Nynorsk
polysemy
sundry
tapetum
Round 2
(Words from
Regional List
were used in
this round. See
previous page.)
Round 3
abactor
aberration
abstinence
acclimatization
acrostic
adventitious
affable
affiliation
agribusiness
amaryllis
ambiplasma
amnesty
amortization
Angelus
Anglophilia
animus
annihilate
anthropocentric
antiquarian
aphagia
appendicular
Aramaic
armaments
aromatherapy
ataxia
auspicious
avarice
bacteriolytic
baklava
ballotage
bathos
beautician
bibliography
bisector
brogue
calisthenics
cameist
cantina
cassock
catastasis
cerebellar
certitude
chiffon
Christendom
chronograph
chrysolite
circumvallate
clavier
cliché
coercible
colluctation
commixture
concomitance
condignly
conduit
consuetude
consulate
coriander
countervail
crassitude
crepuscular
crotchety
curioso
curmudgeon
cursorial
cybernaut
decillion
declamatory
deference
deluge
demibastion
demiurge
demoid
desultorily
deterrent
devitalize
dialysis
disbursement
discept
discountenance
disinterred
disparate
dissidence
dissonance
domineering
dysrhythmia
Edenic
efflorescence
emancipatory
encyclical
equilibrist
estrangement
ethnography
eucalyptus
euphotic
euthenics
exasperate
excogitate
exogenous
extracurricular
extrasensory
fascinator
fecund
felicific
filial
flagitious
flagon
flambeau
floruit
fraternize
fraudulent
frippery
fructose
fuchsia
furbelow
furriery
gauntlet
genealogical
geotropic
gyrocompass
hallowed
heretofore
heterodox
historiette
humoresque
hydrangea
hydrophore
hypercritical
ichthyology
idyllic
illegitimate
impeachable
impenitent
impermeable
imputation
inalienable
inauguration
incoherent
indecipherable
ineducable
inexhaustible
infatuated
intuitable
inulin
isonomy
judoka
largo
ligament
logopedics
magistracy
magniloquent
meddlesome
menticide
metastasize
millennial
mimeograph
mimosa
misconception
mobocrat
moratorium
Moroccan
multivalent
narial
niacin
nolition
nominal
nonvolatile
odometer
offal
opprobrious
panorama
paraphrase
patrilocal
pavlova
phobotactic
photosynthesis
picaroon
pinniped
planetesimal
polity
polychromatic
postpartum
prenuptial
primatial
probative
profligacy
propriety
prorogue
prorupt
ptarmigan
purview
putrescent
quadragenarious
querulential
quincentenary
raptus
recreant
recrudescence
refractor
repetitiously
resuscitate
rivulet
rubicund
rurban
rustication
salutary
saponaceous
sarment
scenographer
seismologue
senescent
sententious
septarium
sequacious
sequela
simultaneity
sophisticated
spectrometer
spontaneity
squinch
stanzaic
stellular
stereotypical
Stockholm
subaltern
subluxated
subservient
succorance
syllabify
tabernacle
telharmonium
theosophy
thoracic
torquate
transliterate
tulipomania
Ukrainian
unavailing
unconscionable
ungetatable
venerate
ventifact
ventricle
vertiginate
vespers
volary
volumetric
Wellerism
yakitori
yearnful
Zurich
Round 4
Anakim
bakshaish
batonnier
beaumontage
bouleuterion
cacomistle
chaîné
Cheltenham
colporteur
cypripedium
dipnoous
dithyramb
echimyine
gaillardia
glacis
gryllus
hypopus
jacopever
klendusity
liripipe
nannygai
nephrorrhaphy
oecophorid
paupiette
pentecostys
psyllium
ptilopod
reseau
rhamphotheca
rocaille
salele
samskara
scialytic
solenoglyphous
sophrosyne
strephosymbolia
sylvilagus
talaje
terpsichore
tibourbou
tyee
vulsellum
weltpolitik
wootz
zwitterion
Round 5
accouchement
Ayurveda
Berkelium
carroccio
flabelliform
fremitus
glaucothoe
hesperidium
ipsedixitism
Liechtenstein
Nabokovian
nagelfluh
noncompos
ocypode
pareiasaur
photophygous
pochoir
rafale
rhinorrhagia
tarente
volemitol
Round 6
acrodromous
buccal
caliginous
coquille
daguerreotype
dyscrasia
embolus
formatore
helichrysum
hyperosmia
keratogenous
monture
obumbrant
pesante
porporate
rissole
urticaria
Round 7
bruja
campagnol
corinne
dulia
jornada
paralimnion
persillade
piqueur
quinton
rerebrace
scyphate
somma
spiedini
succussatory
Round 8
chaussure
comitatus
epistaxis
esquisse
galago
hirundine
moshav
myoclonus
pneumatomachy
vasopressin
Round 9
chubasco
guyot
illicium
levirate
lovat
palagonite
panachure
ptyxis
Wehrmacht
Round 10
amanitin
betony
chalazion
hypozeuxis
soogee
Venetic
Round 11
calamistrum
iiwi
ptyalism
rhinolophid
theriaca
Round 12
epergne
gisant
prochoos
shubunkin
Round 13
bailliage
caracal
kakiemon
poitrel
Round 14
aplustre
Collyridian
ekka
quillon
Round 15
berceuse
chaoborine
launeddas
nasaump
Round 16
geländesprung
schepen
usucapion
Round 17-39
achalasia
appetitost
ayacahuite
biniou
chremslach
cypraeiform
doab
drahthaar
écorché
ergataner
euchologion
Feldenkrais
fothergilla
gerrhosaurid
gesellschaft
giallolino
Groenendael
guignolet
gyttja
haab
harmattan
Hohenzollern
juamave
keurboom
Kjeldahl
krausen
lerot
lygaeid
melilot
Mischsprache
myiasis
parinari
pavonazzetto
phulkari
promyshlennik
rafraîchissoir
ripieno
Stymphalian
taoiseach
tetradrachm
uintjie
villancico
whau
ynambu
zindiq
Facts & Snippets
2016 National Spelling Bee Trivia & Truth
• There was only one written round at the 2016 National
Spelling Bee and this was given in Round One. This Preliminary test was separated into 4 parts and labled A-D.
Only one contestant got a perfect written round score,
fifth grader Nihar Janga, who also tied for National
Spelling Bee champion.
• Section A contained 12 multiple-choice spelling words
worth 1 point each; five different spellings were presented for each question and an abbreviated etymology was
provided. Five out of the 12 questions stated, "Please
pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech.
This word has a homonym or could be confused with a
word that has a similar pronunciation."
• Section B was a vocabulary test which also had 12
multiple-choice questions worth one point each. A word
was given in the question, and the contestants were
asked to choose the correct definition out of four possible options.
• Sections C & D each consisted of one vocabulary question worth 3 points each; these were applied to Rounds
2 and 3 respectively.
• Instead of using the Spell It list in Round 2, the National
Spelling Bee added a brand new list of words to spellers' accounts in early April of 2016 (50 days before the
Bee). A total of 33 spellers missed a word from this list
whereas, in 2015, only 4 spellers missed their word
from the same round which used the Spell It list. These
words were used in Round 2, however, not all spellers
realized that they were given this list and therefore had
not studied those words.
• After the bee, regarding the co-championship words,
Paige Kimble told the Associated Press, "As difficult as
those words offered those co-champions were, we had a
more difficult section in our word list, but we couldn't
go to them because our rules bound us to stick to that
25-word championship word section."
• The rules state that after 25 championship rounds, if
both champs spell their word correctly, they will both be
declared co-champions. Interestingly, if both spell their
word incorrectly, they would also be co-champions.
• Co-champ Nihar Janga made Dallas Cowboy wide
receiver Dez Bryant's signature "x" move, crossing his
forearms on stage as the championship was declared.
Dez sent a personal tweet to Nihar.
• Many spellers said "Hello" to Dr. Bailly in different languages; Ramon Padua Jr., speller 50, from Guam said, "Håfa
Adai!" which he said means hello in Chamorro. Henry Hein
said "Hello" in Burmese. Alexandra Snyder went with "Hello from the other side" and Cassie Rust opted for "Ahoy."
• 45 spellers were selected for the final rounds after being
ranked based on their Round One written scores.
• A few spellers had words that were Trademarks.
• Words from Japanese, Hawaiian, Africaans, Maori, Mayan and Chinook were also seen.
• 10 spellers advanced to the finals.
• There are 476,000 words in Webster's Third Dictionary.
• It was the 96th National Spelling Bee.
• One speller air-typed her spelling before spelling her
word aloud, a sure sign students are using computers for
much of their spelling study such as our new eMentor
online software.
• Smrithi Upadhyayula has written a science fiction book
called, "Glitches" in which she uses some of her extensive word knowledge.
• Hexco's choice for favorite sentence from Dr. Bailly: "In
ancient Rome, the law regarded women as subservient to
men, which is precisely why ancient Rome went down
in flames."
• The Spelling Bee added the Running Man challenge in
a commercial to show the excitement of getting a word
right and some spellers and and audience members also
performed the move during the bee.
39%
25% 19%
Total percentage of all words in the
2016 National Bee found in New Nat's
Notes, Verbomania and Blitz list
83%
New Nat's Notes had 46% of the words
given in Round 4, aptly dubbed the
'lawnmower round' that took out 24 of
the 45 spellers, a whopping 53%. Check
out the chart below for where these 24
words can be found!
Words Missed in
Round 4
Found in this
Hexco Product
bakshaish
Blitz 1
batonnier
Blitz 4*
beaumontage
NNN Vol. 2
bouleuterion
non-published list*
chaine
Blitz 3
Cheltenham
Blitz 2
cypripedium
Blitz 1
gaillardia
NNN Vol. 4
glacis
NNN Vol. 3
hypopus
Blitz 1
jacopever
NNN Vol. 1
liripipe
NNN Vol. 3
oecophorid
no list
psyllium
NNN Vol. 2
reseau
NNN Vol. 3
rhamphotheca
no list
salele
Blitz 4*
scialytic
NNN Vol. 1
sophrosyne
NNN Vol. 4
strephosymbolia
NNN Vol. 1
talaje
Blitz 3
terpsichore
Verbomania Vol. 3
tyee
Blitz 4*
vulsellum
NNN Vol. 4
*Designates Hexco products under development and not for sale as of June 2016.
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Semi-finalists
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Over
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81%
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In recent years and until 2006, the Paideia was the annual Scripps’ list of practice
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NEW 2016, 2015, 2014
$19
Valerie's Supplement 'Food'
Bulk pricing for 10 or more $9
Valerie's Supplement Classics
Choose: '99, '02, '05, '06,
'07, '08, '09 ,'11-'13
$29
NEW Paideia 1995
eMentor
Spell Buddy
Assign grade-appropriate, vocabulary enriching words with 20 lessons per grade
level! Words were compiled from all past
Class and School bee lists and from the
off-list words in the class and school bee
pronouncer guides, plus comparable gradelevel words. Spell Buddy can help students
field 'off-list' words in school bees and beyond. There are no duplicates, although
forms of some words are presented differently on occasion. Excellent for young spellers, spelling bee clubs, and home schooling.
View inside on the web; the entire set (all
6 volumes) has 8,000 words, a significant
word foundation! SPECIAL - Buy any 6 or
more Spell Buddy and/or Coach Manuals,
get 50% off each book. Yes, you may combine Spell Buddy and Coach Manuals to
qualify for this offer.
Hear the word
and type in the
spelling! Methodically learn all the
words in Spell It,
or in Paideia 1995
(NEW!) or 2001, or
2006. Read details
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Spell It eMentor
2015-16
Paideia eMentor '95 '01 or '06
PRICE
$95
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Spell Buddy Grade 1-2, 3-4,
5, 6, 7, or 8
$29
Spell Buddy (all 6)
$87
SB Coach Manual Gr. 1/2,
3/4, 5, 6, 7, or 8
$29
nsbdyall
nsbdyc
PRICE
$149
Topical eMentors
Blitz List & Blitz eMentor
Food Words eMentor helps students
master all 878 words
in the food section of
the 2015-16 Valerie's
Supplement! Japanese
Words eMentor helps
students master 438 Japanese words that
are found in Webster's 3rd Dictionary and
Medical eMentor contains over 890 words
from the 2014 Supplement. The study of topical word lists can open doors for students
to later become experts in specific fields of
study and our coaching program uses this
approach. Read "New Spelling eMentor" section in this catalog and try free Demo online
before you buy!
In the 2016 National Spelling Bee, 114 words could be
found in Blitz Lists 1, 2, and 3. Each volume contains
3,000 highly difficult words that were never seen in
bees at the time of its release. Some words in Volumes
1, 2, and 3 have since been seen in the National Bee,
but there are many more that could easily appear at
the National level. The 2012, '13, '14, and '15 winners
used all the available Blitz Lists in preparing for the
Bee. This list is ideal for students who are looking for a
solid list of obscure and challenging words. Blitz eMentor includes audio recordings of words; see product
key to learn more about the eMentor format and try
the free demo on this product's webpage. View inside
pages are online!
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"Food" eMentor
"Japanese" eMentor
"Medical" eMentor
PRICE
$49
$49
$49
2016 NATIONAL
SPELLING BEE
Blitz Lists had over
40% of the spelling
words in the written
round and 50% of the
words in Round 7.
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blitz3
blitze1
blitze2
Blitz List 1 (released '12)
Blitz List 2 (released '13)
Blitz List 3 (released '14)
Blitz eMentor 1
Blitz eMentor 2
PRICE
$79
$79
$79
$219
$219
VIEW INSIDE this product online
Verbomania & Verbo eMentor!
Verbomania means "passion, craze, or obsession with words!" Containing 13,000+ vocabulary-enriching, SAT type words, this collection also includes definitions, parts of speech,
pronunciations and language of origin. Learn a
wide array of dynamic and interesting nouns,
verbs and adjectives from the English language.
Verbo eMentor contains the same words with
audio and allows spellers to practice their
missed words on the computer until all words
are mastered!
Random Sequence makes it harder to 'guess'
the first few letters of a word simply from its
alphabetical placement - ideal for quizzing
straight from the book. Random Sequence
also matches the order of Verbo eMentor.
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Verbomania Alpha book
Verbomania Random book
$99
$99
vmene
vmeneall
Verbo eMentor
Volume: 1, 2, or 3
Verbo eMentor - Full Set*
$219
$570
*Verbo eMentor full set is renewable at 50% off after a fullyear. Please renew before your product expires or you risk
losing your data such as missed words and starred words.
43%
of the words in
Round 3 could be found in
Verbomania.
Now in eMentor format!
New Nat's Notes & New Nat's eMentor!
With 18,000+ words, New Nat's Notes is
our largest challenging set of words geared
toward those aiming for the highest reaches
of competition. This collection is available
in alphabetic and random sequence, and
all words have pronunciations, definitions,
and expanded etymology. New Nat's Notes
is highly recommended for those who have
already mastered Verbomania.
New Nat's eMentor includes audio and keeps
track of errors until all words are mastered.
See "New Spelling eMentor" page in this
catalog to appreciate all of the unique features in this brand-new, intelligent interface
released in Nov. 2015!
Now in eMentor format!
Vocab Match - A challenging definition matching game!
Ideal for vocabulary enrichment, try this new definition matching book. If you already
own New Nat's Notes or Verbomania, you can get any single printed volume or all printed
volumes for 50% off! Includes words and definitions (only) for use in matching exercises.
Look on our website for the online interactive version of this product (coming soon).
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vmvm
vmvmall
New Nat's VOCAB MATCH (Book) Volume: 1, 2, 3, or 4
New Nat's VOCAB MATCH All (Books)
Verbo(mania) VOCAB MATCH (Book) Volume: 1, 2, or 3
Verbo(mania) VOCAB MATCH ALL (Books)
*$40
*$140
*$40
*$100
*To qualify for 50% off discount off prices shown, you must have previously purchased the same volume(s) of New
Nat's Notes, Mentor or Flips (or Verbomania, VerboMentor, or Verbo Flips).
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nnnm
nnnmall
New Nat's Notes
New Nat's eMentor
Volume: 1, 2, 3, or 4
New Nat's eMentor Set*
PRICE
$175
$219
$799
*New Nat's eMentor full-set is renewable at 50% off after
a full-year. Please renew before your product expires or
you risk losing your data such as missed words and starred
words.
66% of the words used in
Round 2 Regional List have
been in NNN for years.
Expand your Word "Knowledge" for Spelling Bees
Spelling Rules Book - UPDATED IN 2015!
Spelling Rules Book, subtitled, "Why Isn't 'Phonetic' Spelled the Way it Sounds?" is a 180+ page compilation that promotes less reliance on rote memorization and more on the understanding of languages. For
example, students learn when to use -ible rather than -able, and they will never look at the i-before-e rule
the same way again! Foreign language rules and an encyclopedic list of Greek and Latin roots with definitions and words derived from each is also included. For those interested in the more esoteric words in the
English language, the author has included those types of lists with themes such as "funny double letters,"
and "funny first-letter combinations." There
are also some words from unusual languages CODE
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like Yiddish, Welsh, Dutch, and Turkish. While
this book explains the rules, it also tells when nsspbk Spelling Rules Book $79
the rules don't work. A true sine qua non for
competitors! Updated in 2015 by the original
writer, Valerie Tarrant Browning.
The Spelling Rules of
Japanese - Video
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20+ Years of Spelling Bees
20+ Years of Spelling Bees is a collection of every Aftera-Spell newsletter printed since 1991. The newsletter
reviews each National Spelling Bee, analyzes words
used, and presents articles written by top National Spelling Bee participants. Percentages of words found in our
products, which were used at bees, are highlighted, and
annual changes in the NSB are recapped. National and
Regional Bee word lists are also included. View inside
this product on our website before buying. A free copy
of the most recent After-a-Spell can be downloaded
FREE from our website at www.hexco.com/content/
After_A_Spell.pdf
Step-by-step how-to video
Patterns, sounds, vowel combinations
Exceptions to the rules
Information on "d-stop" pronunciations is
included, and live screen-captures demonstrate how to search for words based on
word "parts." A downloadable .pdf Katakana chart is included. Preview online; purchase is a one-year subscription with online
access.
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L26598
Japanese Video
PRICE
$29.70
NSB words from over 2 decades
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20+ Years of Spelling Bees
Etyma Notes and
Etyma eMentor
BASIC TO ADVANCED LATIN & GREEK
Fact: Over 60% of words used in the
English language have Greek or Latin
origins.
Our four Basic and Intermediate volumes contain
150 roots, 50 prefixes, and 25 suffixes; our two
Advanced volumes each contain 225 roots. Etyma Notes designates the above in book format,
Etyma eMentor will utilize our new online spelling format with error tracking; Etyma eMentor
is Hexco's online, browser-based etymology matery tool. In our eMentor version, roots, prefixes,
and suffixes are presented on the screen, and
students are prompted to type in their answers.
Etyma eMentor keeps track of errors until all elements are mastered.
Note there is no audio with this product due to
the very short length of many word roots and
PRICE
$70
their pronunciation sometimes varies depending
on the word in which an element appears.
Many spellers who compete at the National level use our etymology products along
with the Spelling Rules Book. The more patterns
you know of various languages, the more valuable it is to know from which language a word
originated.
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etye Etyma Notes Latin+Greek
Etyma eMentor ALL L & G
Etyma eMentor
Choose: Latin or GreekAND
Beginning, Intermediate,
or Advanced
PRICE
$100
$199
$40
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