OMG: There Were 8 Winning National Spelling Bee Words This Year

This year, the Bee crowned eight spellers co-champions after they each correctly spelled a word in the 20th and final round. Those final words were:

Auslaut: The final sound in a word or syllable

Erysipelas: An acute bacterial skin infection

Bougainvillea: A genus of shrubs with brilliant purple or red flowers

Aiguillette: A shoulder cord worn on military uniforms

Pendeloque: A pear-shaped, brilliant cut diamond

Palama: The webbing on the feet of aquatic birds

Cernuous: Drooping (as in a flower or plant)

Odylic: Of or relating to odyl, a natural magnetism