Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Shrey spelling 32 words in 90 seconds to win the Spelling Bee is the new greatest athletic accomplishment of 2026. I don’t even know how he said the letters that fast. Got a “Holy Mackerel” out of @minakimes.bsky.social 1012541482
Michael @michatronix.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Is this from a word list? Because I’m surprised he could distinguish Nicol from Nickle 51391
Tucker Cawley @tuckercawley.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I was eliminated in the first round of my sixth grade spelling bee with the word vacuum. 060
Interesting Times @elvigy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Ok but those are all Dr Seuss words lol Seriously though, extremely impressive. He must have basically memorized the OED! 160
Supervising Animation Wizard @brendering.bsky.social · 29/05/2026You know their extended family group chat is insufferable rn and I love that for them. What an absolute star. 000
nigeloverstreet.bsky.social @nigeloverstreet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026*George Michael, trying to hide that he bit his tongue* "Cause you gotta have..." 090
necromaunzer.bsky.social @necromaunzer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Is it even legal if 90% of those words were just made up on the fly there? 010
Basically an Honest Bobo in Paradise @boboinparadise.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Honestly, don't know most of them, how they're pronounced much less spelt. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%8D...en.wikipedia.orgPōhutukawa - Wikipedia 100
Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 29/05/2026All the Kiwis cringing at his pronunciation of pōhutukawa… 1100
Digital Soundbath @badamn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I genuinely do not know the definition of any of those words. 000
Hannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026You were not being hyperbolic. I have not seen anything that impressive this year. Good god. 070
mike1878.bsky.social @mike1878.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Oh come on, athletic? Really? Was this rage bait? Only Americans would call this an athletic contest. 000
The Smart-Casual Gamer @smartcasualgaming.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Slightly odd to hear the word "cywyddau" in a non-Welsh event, but hey, I'm very that this probably means more people are googling it now than ever have before! 120
Uncle Space Ghost @unclespaceghost.bsky.social · 29/05/2026A sub 2-hour marathon and a 30+ word Spelling Bee final in the same year. Outstanding. 030
see schrader @seeschrader.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I flipped over from Wemby to this during a commercial break and was somehow even MORE in awe of a human. Crazy great!!! 1311
Craig Ireson @craigireson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Shout out to Pohutukawa. Here's a Pic of the world's oldest Pohutukawa tree, roughly 600 years old. 130
Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 29/05/2026These are not even words. uayeb? We just do non-standard transliterations of obscure Mayan words now? 000
Old Man Magee @tedmagee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026That was nuts! Also, a lesser wonder: did he know it was nicol and not nickel? Haha I just spelled it nickle. 220
Violet Miller @vio-letmiller.bsky.social · 29/05/202632 words in 90 seconds is honestly unreal 😳 That’s elite-level brain speed. 050
Franck @franckchester.bsky.social · 29/05/2026but none of these are actual words, are they?!?!? in an actual dictionary?!?!? 040
Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026they were spelling against plumbers and milkmen (they hadn't passed all the laws against child labor yet)Jordan@jordansmed.bsky.socialJust gonna point out that in 1940, the winning word was “therapy” 62339
Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Recognizing the accurate pronunciation of Natchitoches and spelling it out loud in 2.5 seconds is NUTS 1346210
Nate @jetzzfan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026He deserved the most Jose Bautista of bat flips after that performance.static.klipy.comTm Jaydu: Baseball Home RunAlt: Tm Jaydu: Baseball Home Run 0150
BootHillBossanova @boothillbossanova.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I will always savor the time an annoying as f grade grubbing classmate blurted out "ornge" during a spelling bee because it wasn't enough to be right, but he had to be right faster than anyone. I still think the pronouncer gave him "orange" on purpose. 000
MilkSteak Options @milksteakops.bsky.social · 29/05/2026How’s he get to the word Nicol and spell it that way and not nickle? Are these words all off a special list? I’m not up on the rules here but the moderators pronunciation wasn’t great and he didn’t flinch at any of it. 1120
Pat from Portland @patfromportland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I haven't even heard of most of those words. That's the most impressive thing I've ever seen 010
🦂 Scorpiono (10/24): Damn, they fired her after 5 days??!! 🙃🤣😆 @scorpiono.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026🤯🤯🤯 000
Mr. Rug @mrrug.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Can we also give some props to Ishaan, the other finalist, who spelled 25 words in 90 seconds? That's like eating 60 hot dogs and coming second to Joey Chestnut. 010
BAS•TÁR•DIZER @antsman41.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Curry shooting 3s during the last three minutes in the Olympics. 0210
Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026There’s a good chance this kid knows there’s a “b” on the end of “dumb”. He’s incredible. 010
Callum @theclashcallum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"Never been laid, but does a great impression of rain man" 000
dilemmanj.bsky.social @dilemmanj.bsky.social · 30/05/2026This seems like a big waste of time to learn how to spell all these words he will never use IRL 🤷🏻♀️ 000
Rene Vielman @renevq.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Getting Sawder vs Solder right is wild; how do you score homophones? 41131
Casey Allen @caseyallen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026"From the quarterfinals onward, no word lists are provided. The words are selected directly from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary." 000
Dave, admirer of squirrels @quercusmax.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Seems like most of these "English" words are actually non-English place names or concepts, like that Welsh word with all Cs, Ms, and Ws 010
Jeff Duda @jeffdudaphdco.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Okay...how can the judges adequately judge the correctness of each word? It can't be in real time. They'd have to review the footage to determine if each letter was actually stated. 120
gwchilly.bsky.social @gwchilly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Holy smokes.. impressive enough that Dr. Jacques Bailey could pronounce all these words in the time allotted. 020
liker9.bsky.social @liker9.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I have a pretty good vocabulary, but I didn't recognize any of those words. This gentleman is incredible! 200
Kimberley Mok 莫靖熹 @kimberleymok.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I don't even know what all these words mean, wow 000
Monika FBPE @monika-uk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I won't pretend I know any of these words. I don't think they are in my Oxford English Dictionary. 010
Sui Degeneres @chillmun.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I think you should have to clarify if there's a diacritic on the letter, so disqualified in my book. Better luck next time. 000
BluescreenBuddy @bluescreenbuddy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I don’t think Merriam-Webster would agree with the use of athletic here. 000
natattack94.bsky.social @natattack94.bsky.social · 30/05/2026static.klipy.comLink Neal: This Is Making My Brain HurtALT: Link Neal: This Is Making My Brain Hurt 000
Tim Four Seasons Total Landscaping @scottsd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026People just making up words and putting them on TV 030
zott23.bsky.social @zott23.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is the spelling bee equivalent of the Beastquake run. 000
🧈🪿 @smorgas.bsky.social · 29/05/2026That is ridiculous. On top of everything else, I’d get tripped up by how many of those words have homophones. 050
👻 “Frightening” IrishOutsider 👻 @irishoutsider.bsky.social · 29/05/2026ok when did they add a lightning round because this is FASCINATING 1771
Andrea B @arb2050.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It is amazing but to me the speed round is testing a different skill along with spelling. 010
Matty Light @mattylight.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Nice try. This is clearly AI cause ain’t none of that shit real words 000
Jeff Blackburn @jefferybee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026nicol? Could someone please explain the meaning of this word? 210
Correct Time (CT) Zone Guy @shmody.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I'm really wondering how they standardize the phonetics and sounds of words because there might have been only very very subtle differences in words like "sawder" and "solder"... 090
jason-stark.bsky.social @jason-stark.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What kind of words are those? Why is this is a US based spelling bee? (the kid is smart! No knock on him.) Cywyddau (pronounced kuh-WUH-thie) is the plural form of cywydd, which is a highly intricate and important traditional metrical form in Welsh poetry 000
madvegas.bsky.social @madvegas.bsky.social · 29/05/2026static.klipy.comThat Boy Good - Men's Theater ReactionALT: That Boy Good - Men's Theater Reaction 040
Bats now use the term "Trumpshit Crazy" @jamesmorrow.bsky.social · 29/05/2026👏👏👏static.klipy.comHoly Shit Shades OffALT: Holy Shit Shades Off 0130
TrueSync @truesync.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I’m pretty sure if you are winning a spelling bee you are the exact opposite of the definition of Athletic But that’s just my opinion 100
Kaleb Olson @tufkaleb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I couldn’t incorrectly spell 32 words in 90 seconds. 060
GOP is a FRAUDULENT Organization. @bizwiziwish1980.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Spelling b performance is not an athletic performance. 200
Moban @mcmathketball.bsky.social · 29/05/2026static.klipy.comDaigo Parry Fight: Ken vs. Chun-Li in Street FighterAlt: Daigo Parry Fight: Ken vs. Chun-Li in Street Fighter EVO Moment 37 0320
grankly.bsky.social @grankly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I thought this was English words? This kid is amazing. 120
Lerrup @lerrup.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It seems pretty cruel to have a spelling bee for the English language and start with words that haven't been incorporated into English, Welsh being a good example 2300
Kevin, Earl of Tyrone @litonlybyfire.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I would literally hire that kid to do any job anywhere. The dedication that takes speaks volumes beyond spelling 000
Jenni Said🖕🧊 @jennisaidthat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Several of those words have homonyms. How was he able to guess among them? 2250
Dalton @gdaltonbentley.bsky.social · 30/05/2026A true intellectual task, e.g., solving a physics problem (one without a published answer to scrape up with an AI stochastic parrot masquerading as intelligence) involved human reasoning. Beware current tendency to import skilled bio-parrots (as CEOs/CTOs) from countries with recall-based education. 000
Charles Herold @cherold.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Geez, you'd have to play this half speed to make out all the letters. If you listen without looking at the word, it sounds like they're all 4-letter words! 😂 040
molship.bsky.social @molship.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I can barely keep up with him. Very impressive. Congratulations! 010
Lou @loudog2173.bsky.social · 29/05/2026If you listen closely, you could hear her gasping throughout the entire round 050
Alvin Cuthand @cuthand.bsky.social · 30/05/2026You'd put that ahead of running a marathon in under 2 hours? 100
Ladidafalala @ladidafalala.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I only knew fais-dodo, monadnock, and nannofossil as words. 110
Matt Shelton @themattshelton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026They could put the actual words on the screen in front of me and ask me to spell them and I wouldn’t be able to do it this fast 0620
StLSparty’s Music Video of the Day @stlsparty.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I could not have spelled those words correctly in that amount of time if I was reading the letters off a teleprompter 010
Edmond Dantes @edmunddantes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Ok this ‘competition’ is dumb as heck. I’d rather see math competitions, science theory competitions. Who cares that a person can spell unique rarely used words? Jeez, the internet is here you don’t need to memorize crap like this. 120
Dieterjosef @dieterjosef.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I am no English native speaker and do not know very much about spelling competitions but a lot of these foreign words are unknown to me, and I would call them nearly unfair in an English competition. I say that with deep respect to his accomplishment. 060
gəorgə pollɐrd @porg.es · 29/05/2026ironically they spelt (and thus pronounced) põhutukawa incorrectly 150
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