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Here are the words that won the National Spelling Bee (since 2000)
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The greatest unknown at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee isn't who is going to win the title − there are only 245 competitors, after all − but what the winning word will be.

The possibilities are (almost) endless as this year's event gets underway at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Which individuals and idioms will be added this year to the indelible incantaion of language lore on the Spelling Bee stage?

Let's delve into a bit of nostalgia − and perhaps peruse the annals of history − to uncover some fun facts about the words that have helped crown previous champions.

Winning Spelling Bee words since 2000

Winner(s) in parentheses

Longest winning Spelling Bee word

The longest winning word in Spelling Bee history is 15 letters.

"Scherenschnitte," which is a German word meaning "scissor-cuts," was spelled correctly by Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, to win the title in 2015.

Shortest winning Spelling Bee word

The shortest winning word in Spelling Bee history is four letters.

Daniel Greenblatt of Leesburg, Virginia, won the title in 1984 by correctly spelling "luge."

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