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Spelling Bee's Winning Word: Cymotrichous

8th-grader Sukanya Roy takes the top prize

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2011 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Long after the time allotted by ESPN had passed, the Scripps National Spelling Bee was still going strong last night. The five remaining competitors were on a streak—21 correct words in a row—and one started to wonder "if they could declare five-way...   Read full story »

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