Spell Bowl Word List CorrectionsWord Lists for the 2011 Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Competitions were released in May 2011. 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 2011 Spell Bowl competitions.
Elementary Division Changes:
Adirondack will not be used, 5/24
bellybutton will not be used, 7/21
NONE of the following words will be used in 2011 Spell Bowl competitions.
Junior Division Changes:
wasitline is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 5/13
muzzlemystic is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 5/24
substantialilty is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1
zooaltry is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1
objet trove should be objet trouve and will not be used, 6/28
jack-o-lantern should be jack-o'-lantern and will not be used, 6/28
NONE of the following words will be used in 2011 Spell Bowl competitions.
Senior Division Changes:
crenallated is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1
glaceglancing is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1
lutefish is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1
silverplate is not in the M-W 11th edition dictionary and will not be used, 6/1