Spell Bowl Word List CorrectionsWord Lists for the 2010 Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Competitions were released in May 2010. Any words on those lists which are found to not match Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary11th edition will not be used in competitions. The word lists will not be changed, but a complete list of words not to be used in competition will be updated regularly on this page. Words are arranged by the date we are made aware of the error, NOT alphabetically.
NONE of the following words will be used in 2010 Spell Bowl competitions.
Elementary Division Changes:
We have not beem made aware of any changes
NONE of the following words will be used in 2010 Spell Bowl competitions.
Junior Division Changes:
The following words appear on the 2010 Junior Spell Bowl Word List, but will NOT be used in 2010 competitions:
billford (8/24)
dougnut (8/24)
Gruye're (8/24)
maramount (8/24)
oxalic (8/24)
philomel (8/24)
rubberize (8/24)
shirred (8/24)
stinting (8/24)
sulphuric (8/24)
vulcanite (8/24)
NONE of the following words will be used in 2010 Spell Bowl competitions.
Senior Division Changes:
The following words appear on the 2010 Junior Spell Bowl Word List, but will NOT be used in 2010 competitions:
systemizically (8/24)
wetback (8/24)