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Snigdha Nandipati, of San Diego, Calif., concentrates while spelling in the last round to win the National Spelling Bee with the word 'guetapens' in Oxon Hill, Md., May 31, 2012. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Snigdha Nandipati (r.), of San Diego, Calif., celebrates with family members after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., May 31, 2012. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Lori Anne Madison ponders upon a question during a news conference at the Scripps National Spelling Bee semi-finals at National Harbor, Maryland May 31, 2012. Madison, who was eliminated in the previous round, is the youngest speller in the Spelling Bee's history. Gary Cameron/Reuters
Philip Andrew Cummings of Oswego, N.Y., concentrates during the third round of the National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in Oxon Hill, Md. Evan Vucci/AP
Lori Anne Madison, of Woodbridge, Va., the youngest contestant in the history of the National Spelling Bee, reaches for the microphone during the third round on May 30, 2012, in Oxon Hill, Md. Evan Vucci/AP
Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue, of Vineyard Haven, Mass., spells her word during the third round of the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., May 30. Evan Vucci/AP
Shruti Amin, 14, of Murrieta, Calif., watches as Jack Maglalang, 12, of Orangevale, Calif., reacts after spelling a word wrong. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Spellers leave the stage during a break in competition at the National Spelling Bee. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Naomi Li, 14, of Center Valley, Pa., thinks hard about how to spell her word. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Sam Lowery of Charlestown, Mass., spells his word in the air during round two of the Bee. Evan Vucci/AP
Pranav Sivakumar, 12, of Tower Lakes, Ill., spells his word. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Kayla Sheffield, 13, of Fort Myers, Fla., wears different colored shoelaces as she waits to spell her word. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Va., the youngest speller in the 2012 National Spelling Bee, adjusts the microphone to spell her word correctly. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Jonah Gunter, 13, of Leavenworth, Wash. (l.), high-fives Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Va., after she spelled her word correctly. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Dylan Bird, 13, of Pebble Beach, Calif., listens to fellow spellers. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Lena Greenberg, 14, of Philadelphia, waits to compete. She spelled her word correctly. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, N.J., yawns during the second round. Evan Vucci/AP
Contestants in the Bee take the written exam on computers in Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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For the first time in its 86-year history, the National Spelling Bee, to begin May 28, is taking account not only of whether participants can spell the words, but also whether they know what they mean.
Not only will National Spelling Bee participants stand on stage to spell words like “defibrillation” and “indocile,” but this year they will also have to know what those words mean.
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