Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronunciations and answer questions about the roots of the words they’re given at the Scripps National Spelling Bee—arguably the world’s most prestigious competi...
Source: [MIT Tech Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/23/1138267/a-man-of-many-words/)