Our final #wordoftheday was spelled by 11-year-old Nihar Janga in 2016. It refers to a social relationship rationally developed and characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons. Our Houston Public Media co-champ was given the nickname “The Machine” by espn at scrippsnationalspellingbee, and was the first winner since 2002 to win in his first appearance at the national bee. #spellebrity #spellingbee 🐝