🐝 O-Town Introverts Spelling Bee

Pop Culture

10

Social media term for taking a picture of yourself

Selfie

20

Pictorial representation of facial expressions, gestures, and objects.

Emoji

30

Queen Bey’s first name, accent optional

Beyoncé

40

Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home

Gyllenhaal

50

The Governor himself

Schwarzenegger

Animals

10

Salamander-like amphibian that can regrow limbs—has a permanent smile

Axolotl

20

Taco Bell’s 1990s mascot (think “¡Yo quiero!”)

Chihuahua

30

Gentle sea creature often called a "sea cow"

Manatee

40

Internet animal slang

Doggo

50

Nocturnal lemur with creepy long fingers—native to Madagascar

Aye-aye

Florida Things

10

Massive lake with a fun-to-say name in South Florida

Okeechobee

20

Indigenous people and also the name of a major Florida university

Seminole

30

Everglades native

Gator

40

Classic Florida nickname—"The ___ State"  

Sunshine

50

Gulf Coast town known for oysters and a very long name

Apalachicola

Made-Up/Silly Words

10

Chess slang, German word meaning "compulsion to move,"

Zugzwang

20

British term for a minor kerfuffle or fuss

Kerfuffle

30

Old-fashioned word for a silly or flighty person

Flibbertigibbet

40

Outdated slang for a dishonest or shrewd politician

Snollygoster

50

Onomatopoeia

Bloop

SAT Words

10

Word that means “not easy,” also the opposite of “soft”

Hard

20

Harsh mixture of sounds (think car horns and sirens)

Cacophony

30

A long word that means "someone who uses long words"

Sesquipedalian

40

A person who’s exceptionally insightful or sharp-minded

Perspicacious

50

Word meaning "cheerful, enthusiastic, or bubbly"

Ebullient