7 Canadian Spellers will be moving on to the semi-finals on Fri May 30 viewed live on ESPN between 11:00 am - 2:00 pm or recorded on TSN, Channel 9 in Thunder Bay, at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

#28 Jessica Zung, Toronto
#31 Curtis Bogetti, Kamloops
#32 Julie Huttemann, Okanagan
#34 Émilie Lafleur, Montreal
#39 Anqi Dong, Saskatoon
#43 Veronica Penny, Hamilton
#44 Grace Tsai, Vancouver

Nine of the thirteen Canadians made it through Round 3 of the Quarterfinals. They are:

#26 Cody Wang, Calgary SOLECIZE Correct: YES
#27 Jonathan Schut, Charlottetown VERIDICAL Correct: NO (*varitical)
#28 Jessica Zung, Toronto NIDICOLOUS Correct: YES
#30 Bethany Dickey, Halifax RESCINDABLE Correct: NO (*rescindable)
#31 Curtis Bogetti, Kamloops OPEROSITY Correct: YES
#32 Julie Huttemann, Okanagan ANXIOLYTIC Correct: YES
#34 Émilie Lafleur, Montreal RADICCHIO Correct: YES
#35 Emma Brownlie, Ottawa PROROGUE Correct: YES

Thirteen Canadians were among the 90 spellers scoring high enough in the Preliminaries to advance to the Quarterfinals. They are:

#44 Grace Tsai, grade 8, age 14, Vancouver Sun
# 32 Julie Huttemann, grade 8, age 12, Daily Courier/Penticton Herald, Okanagan
#31 Curtis Bogetti, grade 8, age 13, The Daily News, Kamloops
#36 Breanna Siemens, grade 8, age 13, Prince George Citizen
#26 Cody Wang, grade 8, age 13, Calgary Herald
#39 Anqi Dong, grade 8, age 13, The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon
#46 Rachel Stadder, grade 8, age 13, The Windsor Star

These are the 25 out of the 50 words that will be counted towards each speller's Preliminaries Score

miscible - nonpareil - cacoethes - harassment - tremolo -
complaisant - beignet - homage - pinyin - Pyrrhic -
midriff - loquacity - intermittence - avarice - Caribbean -epilepsy - eidetic - syringe - cygnet - galimatias -illegible - altogether - sinecure - guernsey - mustard

CORRECT SPELLING OF WORD EARNS SPELLER 3 BONUS POINTS:

#42 LOGAN TURNER, Thunder Bay BOCKWURST Correct: YES

#26 Cody Wang, Calgary LANGUOROUS Correct: YES
#27 Jonathan Schut, Charlottetown POLYPHONY Correct: YES
#28 Jessica Zung, Don Mills UNADULTERATED Correct: YES
#29 Austin Davis, Edmonton SOMNOLENTLY Correct: YES
#30 Bethany Dickey, Nova Scotia JUVENESCENCE Correct: YES
#31 Curtis Bogetti, Kamloops IMPARTIALITY Correct: YES
#32 Julio Huttemann, Kelowna EPITOME Correct: YES