Zaila Avant-garde: wins 93rd annual Scripp's National Spelling Bee

July 8, 2021
Walt Disney World

Championship word for Zaila Avant-garde...
-to win the 93rd
Scripp's National
Spelling Bee

The word...
-a genus of tropical Asiatic &
Australian trees having pinnate
leaves & flowers with
imbricated petals

The word...
Q like the English name
Murray,
which could be the name
of a comedian?

A I don't see that here.

The word...
Q What is the origin?

A It's formed in Latin from
a Swedish name.

The word...
-m-u-r-r-a-y-a

-That is correct!

14-year old Zaila Avant-garde, New Orleans, Louisiana

"It felt really good to become
a winner simply because of
the fact that I've been like
working on it for two years..."