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Strong speller? Try ‘šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət.’

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In today’s special spelling bee edition:

• What everyone can learn from spelling (even Post columnists)
• When spelling gets political and bees are pay-to-play
• Define “salacious.” Are you sure?

Spelling’s lessons

Summer kicks off today with what everyone knows to be the actual opener of the season: the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Over the next three days, young students from all over the country will spell their posteriors off. Are you adrenalized?