This 5-Year-Old Became The Youngest To Qualify For A Spelling Bee After She Correctly Spelled A Sanskrit Word

Edith Fuller, a five-year-old genius became the youngest competitor to qualify for the national spelling bee which will take place in May. Fuller had to spell tough words like evruga (a type of caviar); virgule (an accent mark); Nisei (a child of Japanese immigrants who is born in the U.S.); jacamar (a long-billed bird); and alim (a Muslim scholar) to make her way to Washington.

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Her winning word was a Sanskrit word ¡®jnana¡¯ which means elevated state of knowledge. Edith¡¯s mom decided to push her to participate in the competition when she spelled ¡®restaurant¡¯ correctly.

Here¡¯s how she nonchalantly won the competition ¨C

¡°Juh-nah-nuh,¡± she replied. ¡°Will you please give me the language of origin?¡± Edith asked, with the a tiny confident voice.

It¡¯s ¡°a Sanskrit word,¡± the judge said.

¡°Juh-nah-nuh,¡± Edith repeated. ¡°J-N-A-N-A. Jnana.¡±

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And then a thunderous round of applause was heard from the audience. Edith will take an all expenses-paid trip to compete in the event scheduled for May 30 through June 1 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. We wish luck to the little genius for finals!