Sade Dunbar reaches Scripps National Spelling Bee semi-finals

Sade Dunbar, The Gleaner\'s Children\'s Own Spelling Bee champion, has made it to the semi-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.



At the end of the today Sade was one of 45 spellers left to advance to the semi-finals. 288 spellers began the competition yesterday.



Sade Dunbar\'s progress in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee to date:



Round: 4

Word given: solfatara



Speller\'s spelling: solfatara



Correct? Yes



Pronunciation: \\ˌsōl-fə-ˈtär-ə\\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, sulfur mine, from solfo sulfur, from Latin sulfur

Date: 1777

Definition: a volcanic area or vent that yields only hot vapors and sulfurous gases



Round: 3

Word given: allision



Speller\'s spelling: allision



Correct? Yes



Round: 2

Word given: coniferous



Speller\'s spelling: coniferous



Correct? Yes







Below is a summary of the Round One Test Words:

loquacity

homage

sinecure

galimatias

intermittence

mustard

miscible

tremolo

pinyin

nonpareil

Pyrrhic

altogether

avarice

guernsey

syringe

cygnet

beignet

midriff

illegible

eidetic

cacoëthes

Caribbean

epilepsy

harassment

Appaloosa