Can You Spell Or Even Pronounce 'Cymotrichous'?

Meera Dolasia
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:34:21 -0700

If you have never heard of 'Cymotrichous', you are not the only one. The word, which means having wavy hair, is not even listed in most dictionaries. However, it seemed to roll off Pennsylvania eight-grader Sukanya Roy's tongue like she uses it every single day, helping her win the coveted National Spelling Bee Championship title, a large trophy and $40,000 USD in scholarship funds.