34 of the Toughest Winning Words From the National Spelling Bee

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Winning words 2016: feldenkrais + gesellschaft

Who won: Nihar Janga, an 11-year-old from Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, a 13-year-old from New York, tied for first place after exhausting the entire list of words

How to say them: “fell-den-krice” + “guh-zell-shawft”

What they mean: a method of exercise therapy that emphasizes connections between the brain and body; social relationships based on duty or obligation, not camaraderie

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