Spelling Bee 2023

a·kou·she·man

accouchement

ey-**see**-l*uh*s

acoelous

**a**·fuhn·pin·shr

affenpinscher

uh·**flay**·tuhs

afflatus

**an**·druh·gow·jee

andragogy

ap-uh-LOS-tik

apolaustic

ah-kwuh-REL-ist

aquarellist

aw-DA-chay

audace

BEAR-ee-oh-lazh

bariolage

ben·**yay**

beignet

br·**oosh**

barouche

**broo**·haa·haa

brouhaha

KAY-tuff

caitiff

**ka**·tuh·falk

catafalque

suh·**di**·luh

cedilla

kla·ve·sin

clavesin

kaw·ree·**aap**·suhs

coreopsis

KAW-set

cossette

**kyoo**·kr·bit

cucurbit

**kur**·tuh·luhj

curtilage

dou·**bloor**

doublure

**duhl**-sit

dulcet

em-**brey**-zher

embrasure

ee-**nat**-ik

enatic

e-**ris**-tik

eristic

ek-**skur**-s*uh*s

excursus

gral-*uh*-**tawr**-ee-*uh*l

grallatorial

**haw**-burk

hauberk

**hel**-*uh*-bawr

hellebore

in-k*uh*n-**sin**-i-tee

inconsinnity

**an**-zh*uh*-noo

ingenue

**jak**-ahrd, j*uh*-**kahrd**

jacquard

**kur**-tl

kirtle

LAR-moy-ya

larmoyant

**lit**-er-*uh*l (relating to shore)

littoral

met-*uh*-**noi**-*uh*

metanoia

my-kroh-FAY-kee-uh (small lens of the eye)

microphakia

**moo**-moo (brightly colored, loose hanging dress)

muumuu

meer-ee-uh-KAN-th*uh*s (having many spines/prickles)

myriacanthous

noh-**vur**-k*uh*l

novercal

ok-l*uh*-**foh**-bee-*uh*

ochlophobia

OP-sih-math

opsimath

pell-loo-SIH-dih-tee

pellucidity

per-**jel**-*uh*-sawl

pergelisol

FEH-fer-noos

pfeffernuss

poh-**shet**

pochette

pawr-ch*uh*-**lak**-*uh*

portulaca

**pur**-blahynd (nearly or partially blind)

purblind

KWIN-kwe-veer

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quinquevir

ruh·**nuhng**·kyuh·luhs

ranunculus

RAY-uh-nent

rayonnant

SHUR-ing

shirring

sto-RAL-uh-chree

staurolatry

TAE-muh-nee-i-zem

Tammanyism

**tim**·bayl

timbale

tr·**een**

terrine

THREN-uh-dee

threnody

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twaal

toile

taw·**rown**

torrone

too-k*uh*-**net** (small toucans)

toucanet

TRAY-noh

traineau

**vah**-wawrd

vaward

VAID-uh-mus

vidimus