This year, the Denver Post-sponsored contestant is among eight of the best spellers in the country following Wednesday’s quarterfinals and semifinals.
Aditi Muthukumar, 13, of Westminster, Colo., center, smiles and makes the thumbs up sign after spelling her first word correctly during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 29, 2024. On Wednesday, Aditi correctly spelled “myrmecoxene,” which refers to an insect living in the nest of another insect that is fed and guarded for its secretion, which is used as food.
Aditi and 11-year-old Cooper Edwards, sponsored by the Boulder Valley School District, were the two Coloradans among the 245 contestants at the annual gathering of the nation’s best spellers, which is being held outside of Washington, D.C., this week.Aditi, an eighth grader at Hulstrom K-8 in Northglenn, is a Jane Austen fan who spends her time writing stories, performing Indian classical dance and playing the flute when she doesn’t have her head buried in a dictionary.
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