‘Marocain’ wins the National Spelling Bee for Vinay
Being asked to spell “marocain” to win the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee seemed barely a challenge for Ananya Vinay.
Then Ananya was challenged with “marocain” — a dress fabric made with a warp of silk or rayon and a filling of other yarns. She asked for the definition, its part of speech and language of origin.
She knew if she got this correct, she would be the champion.
She looked down, paused for six seconds, repeated the word, licked her lips and spelled it slowly and deliberately.