Published in 1755, Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is widely regarded as the first modern English dictionary. It contained no words that began with x.

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7 Quintessential National-Spelling-Bee-Winning Words

Since 1925 American grade-school students (and a few from outside the U.S.) have participated in a national spelling bee held annually in Washington, D.C. Students proceed through a series of rounds by spelling words correctly, and the winner of the bee is the contestant who pulls off one final