Can You Spell These Words?

nadir

misogynist

opossum

epitasis

calliopean

uveal

patois

pizzicato

esurient

braggadocio

gallimaufry

decussate

cartulary

phugoid

troglodytic

molybdenum

Neither could 200 other top spellers from all over Colorado on Saturday (or, I dare say, their parents!). These were part of the written test in the state spelling bee that Christianne participated in last weekend. Unfortunately, she didn't make it to the final oral round, but we are incredibly proud of her still! She placed 5th in the district and went to the state bee - quite an accomplishment, even if I am a little biased.

This is the outside of the Colorado Convention Center, where the bee was held:

I gotta say - looking at that word list makes me want to play Balderdash!