Repository speller out at Scripps Bee after missed word

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Bryce Beckley listens to Scripps National Spelling Bee Prounouncer Jacques Bailly on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, during the first round of the bee. Beckley incorrectly spelled his word and was eliminated from the bee.
Bryce Beckley listens to Scripps National Spelling Bee Prounouncer Jacques Bailly on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, during the first round of the bee. Beckley incorrectly spelled his word and was eliminated from the bee.

Bryce Beckley, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Dover Middle School, was eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he misspelled his word in Tuesday’s first round.

Beckley misspelled the word NAUGAHYDE, a type of fabric with a polyvinyl coating. Beckley replaced the first A with an O when he made his attempt on stage at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

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Beckley, speller No. 154 in the bee, won The Canton Repository’s Regional Final Spelling Bee on March 4 to earn a spot at the national competition. In the local event, he defeated spellers from Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll and Holmes counties.

If Beckley would have spelled his word correctly, he would have remained on stage for Round 2, in which a vocabulary word is posed to the spellers. They must correctly select the definition from three choices to move on to the next round.

Bryce Beckley listens to Scripps National Spelling Bee Pronouncer Jacques Bailly on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, during the first round of the bee. Beckley, of Dover Middle School, spelled his word wrong, and was eliminated during the round.
Bryce Beckley listens to Scripps National Spelling Bee Pronouncer Jacques Bailly on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, during the first round of the bee. Beckley, of Dover Middle School, spelled his word wrong, and was eliminated during the round.

Spellers who correctly answer in both rounds move on to Round 3, which takes place Tuesday afternoon and into the evening.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is being broadcast on ION and ION Plus.

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