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Snigdha Nandipati Wins National Spelling Bee

| June 1, 2012 6:00 AM

Snigdha Nanadipati won the 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. The 14-year-old from San Diego correctly spelled guetapens, a French-derived word that means ambush, snare or trap. (June 1)