😅 Nebraska Can’t Spell “Beautiful” & Iowa Struggles With “Through”!

Last week, the Scripps National Spelling Bee just wrapped up, and 13-year-old Faizan Zaki from Texas took the crown by spelling éclaircissement like a total champ. 👏 Meanwhile, the rest of us are out here Googling “how to spell definitely” for the 47th time. 😅

WordUnscrambler dug into search data to find the words Americans struggle with the most—and let’s just say, it’s a little embarrassing (yes, that’s on the list too).

Here are the top 10 words we just can’t seem to get right:

1. Definitely
2. Separate
3. Necessary
4. Believe
5. Through
6. Gorgeous
7. Neighbor
8. Business
9. Favorite
10. Restaurant

But wait—it gets better. They also broke it down by state! So what’s tripping up your neighbors?

They also came up with the most challenging word for each STATE to spell. Here they are:

Alabama . . . Different

Alaska . . . Tomorrow

Arizona . . . People

Arkansas . . . Quesadilla

California . . . Appreciation

Colorado . . . Sergeant

Connecticut . . . Schedule

Delaware . . . Beautiful

Florida . . . Compliment

Georgia . . . Necessary

Hawaii . . . Luau.  (Of all places, they're unsure of "luau" IN Hawaii?)

Idaho . . . Definitely

Illinois . . . Congratulations

Indiana . . . Taught

Iowa . . . Through

Kansas . . . Different

Kentucky . . . People

Louisiana . . . Through

Maine . . . Pneumonia

Maryland . . . Character

Massachusetts . . . Beautiful

Michigan . . . Scratch

Minnesota . . . Successful

Mississippi . . . Beautiful

Missouri . . . Temperature

Montana . . . Appreciate

Nebraska . . . Beautiful

Nevada . . . School

New Hampshire . . . Protective

New Jersey . . . Congratulations

New Mexico . . . Appreciate

New York . . . Different

North Carolina . . . Secret

North Dakota . . . Daughter

Ohio . . . Crochet

Oklahoma . . . Patience

Oregon . . . Business

Pennsylvania . . . Scissors

Rhode Island . . . Cancelled

South Carolina . . . People

South Dakota . . . Beautiful

Tennessee . . . Broccoli

Texas . . . Protect

Utah . . . Definitely

Vermont . . . Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. 

Virginia . . . People

Washington . . . Appreciation

West Virginia . . . Beautiful

Wisconsin . . . Different

Wyoming . . . Beautiful

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