Parents and supporters take photos of their spellers before the start of the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Vanya Shivashankar, 11 of Olathe, Kan., smiles after spelling the word "shillibeer" correctly during the final round of the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FILE - In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Jae Canetti of Reston, Va., pauses before spelling the word "punctilio" correctly during the second round of the National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)