{"id":9288,"date":"2017-03-08T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/five-year-old-becomes-youngest-ever-at-national-spelling-bee\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:48:54","slug":"five-year-old-becomes-youngest-ever-at-national-spelling-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/five-year-old-becomes-youngest-ever-at-national-spelling-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-year-old becomes youngest ever at National Spelling Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A five-year-old Oklahoma girl has made history by becoming the youngest person ever to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. <\/p>\n

Edith Fuller correctly spelled "jnana" to beat more than 50 contestants in the Scripps Green Country Regional Spelling Bee in Tulsa. <\/p>\n

She also cracked the words Panglossian, Baedeker, nisei and Croesus.<\/p>\n

The young spelling master will head to Washington in May to compete with other children across the country.<\/p>\n

The National Spelling Bee is open to contestants who have not finished the eighth grade. There is no minimum age to compete.<\/p>\n

"I feel thankful," she said after winning the regional competition. <\/p>\n

Edith, who is home-schooled, faced off against competitors from primary and middle schools throughout northeast Oklahoma. <\/p>\n

"It's fun to share her with everyone," said Annie Fuller, her mother. <\/p>\n

"I knew she'd be a novelty, so I'm proud she held her own."<\/p>\n

Annie Fuller told the Tulsa World the family realised their daughter's potential last summer while quizzing her spelling skills. <\/p>\n

Edith correctly spelled "restaurant" without having been taught the word. <\/p>\n

Here are the words Edith aced on her way to glory:<\/p>\n

Jnana <\/strong>is a Sanskrit word for "knowledge" in Indian philosophy and religion.<\/p>\n

Panglossian <\/strong>is characterised by excessive optimism, regardless of circumstances. <\/p>\n

Baedeker <\/strong>is a guidebook, originating from the series of travel guidebooks by German publisher Kark Baederker.<\/p>\n

N<\/strong>isei <\/strong>is an American or Canadian whose parents were immigrants from Japan.<\/p>\n

Croesus <\/strong>is a very wealthy person. Croesus was the last king of Lydia (c560 - 546 BC) famed for his wealth. <\/p>\n

S<\/strong>arsaparilla <\/strong>is a tropical American climbing plant, or a sweet drink flavoured with the root of this plant.<\/p>\n

She began practising with her mother and when she would misspell a word, she would look it up and learn about the word and its origins.<\/p>\n

"We knew there was something special there," Annie Fuller said. <\/p>\n

"Learning the words was so educational," added Edith's mother. "She was able to learn about different countries and cultures and different kinds of food."<\/p>\n

Akash Vukoti, six, was last year's youngest contestant at the National Spelling Bee. <\/p>\n

He was eliminated after misspelling the word "bacteriolytic" in the early rounds of the contest. <\/p>\n

Akash made national headlines and was interviewed on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and NBC's Steve Harvey's Little Big Shots. <\/p>\n

He lost at his regional bee in Texas last week and will not head to Washington this year. <\/p>\n

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