Did you see Lori Anne Madison at this year’s Spelling Bee?
At age 6, she’s the youngest competitor in the history of the competition.
The first word she was asked to spell was “dirigible.”
The audience watched anxiously, but Lori Anne stepped right up to the microphone and spelled the word correctly.
But let’s take the word a step beyond spelling. Do you know the meaning of dirigiblecapable of being steered?
Well, you could say, for example, that you plan to travel in a dirigible vehicle. Can you think of another sentence using the word dirigible?
As for Lori Anne…she didn’t make it to the finals, but she sure made an impressive showing for someone who is just 6.
Who was the winner?
It was a relative old-timer–a 14-year-old named Snigdha Nandipati, who lives in San Diego.
She won the championship by correctly spelling the word guetapenstrap or ambush.
So give it your best shot and tell us how you would use the word guetapens in a sentence.
You never know when you might need to use this winning word!
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