Where Do Spelling Bee Words Come From?
The pressure is so great, and the stakes so high, that one contestant fainted at the mere utterance of the word “alopecoid.” He fell headfirst to the unforgiving stage floor, only to stand up, unaided, as if nothing at all had happened and nothing were the matter. He composed himself and said the letters: A-L-O-P-E-C-O-I-D. […]