Semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Emma Ciereszynski, of Dover, Hew Hampshire, puts her finger in her mouth as she contemplates a word as she competes during Round 5 of the semi-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland..Ciereszynski successfully spelled the word * bombycine *, relating to silkworms, to advance to the championship round. UPI/Mike Theiler