Words at Play : Top 10 Spelling Bee Winning Words
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#1: Albumen

The Scripps National Spelling Bee began in 1925. In this list we present some of the most intriguing winning words from over the decades.

Spelled By:

Betty Robinson, 1928

Used in a Sentence:

"Well-beaten albumen is the key to impressive meringue."

About the Word:

Albumen is the white of an egg. The word comes from albus, Latin for "white."

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