List of Champions
| Year | Competition-ending word ("winning word" unless otherwise indicated) | Winner | Sponsor | Sponsor's location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | gladiolus | Neuhauser !Frank Neuhauser | The Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 1926 | cerise | Bell !Pauline Bell | The Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 1927 | luxuriance (or asceticism; sources vary) |
Lucas !Dean Lucas | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | |
| 1928 | albumen | Robinson !Betty Robinson | South Bend Tribune | South Bend, Indiana | |
| 1929 | asceticism (or luxuriance; sources vary) |
Hogan !Virginia Hogan | Omaha World-Herald | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 1930 | fracas | Jensen !Helen Jensen | The Des Moines Register and Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa | |
| 1931 | foulard | Randall !Ward Randall | White Hall Register-Republican | White Hall, Illinois | |
| 1932 | knack | Greenwalk !Dorothy Greenwald | The Des Moines Register and Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa | |
| 1933 | torsion | Roach !Alma Roach | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | |
| 1934 | deteriorating | Wilson !Sarah Wilson | Portland Evening Express | Portland, Maine | |
| 1935 | intelligible | Mohler !Clara Mohler | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | |
| 1936 | interning | Trowbridge !Jean Trowbridge | The Des Moines Register and Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa | |
| 1937 | promiscuous | Beckley !Waneeta Beckley | The Courier-Journal | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 1938 | sanitarium | Richardson !Marian Richardson | The Louisville Times | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 1939 | canonical | Rice !Elizabeth Ann Rice | Telegram & Gazette | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| 1940 | therapy | Kuykendall !Laurel Kuykendall | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| 1941 | initials | Sissman !Louis Edward Sissman | The Detroit News | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 1942 | sacrilegious | Earnhart !Richard Earnhart | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas | |
| 1946 | semaphore | McKinney !John McKinney | The Des Moines Register and Tribune | Des Moines, Iowa | |
| 1947 | chlorophyll | Pollard !Mattie Lou Pollard | Atlanta Journal | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 1948 | psychiatry | Chappelear !Jean Chappelear | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | |
| 1949 | dulcimer | Calvin !Kim Calvin | Canton Repository | Canton, Ohio | |
| 1950 | meticulosity | Reynard !Diana Reynard | Cleveland Press | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 1950 | meticulosity | Dean !Colquitt Dean | Atlanta Journal | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 1951 | insouciant | Belz !Irving Belz | Memphis Press Scimitar | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 1952 | vignette | Hall !Doris Ann Hall | Winston-Salem Journal | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| 1953 | soubrette | Hess !Elizabeth Hess | Arizona Republic | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| 1954 | transept | Cashore !William Cashore | Norristown Times Herald | Norristown, Pennsylvania | |
| 1955 | crustaceology | Sloss !Sandra Sloss | St. Louis Globe-Democrat | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 1956 | condominium | Sachko !Melody Sachko | Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 1957 | schappe | Bennett !Dana Bennett | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1957 | schappe | Owen !Sandra Owen | Canton Repository | Canton, Ohio | |
| 1958 | syllepsis | Schlehuber !Jolitta Schlehuber | Topeka Daily Capital | Topeka, Kansas | |
| 1959 | catamaran | Montgomery !Joel Montgomery | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1960 | eudaemonic | Feldman !Henry Feldman | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| 1961 | smaragdine | Capehart !John Capehart | Tulsa Tribune | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 1962 | esquamulose | Crawford !Nettie Crawford | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas | |
| 1962 | esquamulose | Day !Michael Day | St. Louis Globe-Democrat | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 1963 | equipage | Slyke !Glen Van Slyke III | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| 1964 | sycophant | Kerek !William Kerek | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | |
| 1965 | eczema | Kerpan !Michael Kerpan Jr. | Tulsa Tribune | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 1966 | ratoon | Wake !Robert A. Wake | Houston Chronicle | Houston, Texas | |
| 1967 | chihuahua | Reinke !Jennifer Reinke | The Omaha World-Herald | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 1968 | abalone | Walters !Robert L. Walters | The Topeka Daily Capital | Topeka, Kansas | |
| 1969 | interlocutory | Yoachum !Susan Yoachum | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, Texas | |
| 1970 | croissant | Childress !Libby Childress | Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| 1971 | shalloon | Knisely !Jonathan Knisely | Philadelphia Bulletin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| 1972 | macerate | Kral !Robin Kral | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Lubbock, Texas | |
| 1973 | vouchsafe | Trinkle !Barrie Trinkle | Fort Worth Press | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| 1974 | hydrophyte | Junkin !Julie Ann Junkin | Birmingham Post-Herald | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| 1975 | incisor | Tosteson !Hugh Tosteson García | San Juan Star | San Juan, PR | |
| 1976 | narcolepsy | Kneale !Tim Kneale | Syracuse Herald-Journal | Syracuse, New York | |
| 1977 | cambist | Paola !John Paola | The Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 1978 | deification | McCarthy !Peg McCarthy | The Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka, Kansas | |
| 1979 | maculature | Kerwin !Katie Kerwin | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1980 | elucubrate | Bailly !Jacques Bailly | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1981 | sarcophagus | Pipkin !Paige Pipkin | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas | |
| 1982 | psoriasis | Dieveney !Molly Dieveney | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1983 | Purim | Giddens !Blake Giddens | El Paso Herald-Post | El Paso, Texas | |
| 1984 | luge | Greenblatt !Daniel Greenblatt | Loudoun Times-Mirror | Leesburg, Virginia | |
| 1985 | milieu | Natarajan !Balu Natarajan | Chicago Tribune | Chicago, Illinois | |
| 1986 | odontalgia | Pennington !Jon Pennington | The Patriot News | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| 1987 | staphylococci | Petit !Stephanie Petit | The Pittsburgh Press | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| 1988 | elegiacal | Ramachandran ! Rageshree Ramachandran | The Sacramento Bee | Sacramento, California | |
| 1989 | spoliator | Isaacs !Scott Isaacs | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1990 | fibranne | Dimak !Amy Marie Dimak | The Seattle Times | Seattle, Washington | |
| 1991 | antipyretic | Lagatta !Joanne Lagatta | Wisconsin State Journal | Madison, Wisconsin | |
| 1992 | lyceum | Goad !Amanda Goad | The Richmond News Leader | Richmond, Virginia | |
| 1993 | kamikaze | Hooper !Geoff Hooper | The Commercial Appeal | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 1994 | antediluvian | Andrews !Ned G. Andrews | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| 1995 | xanthosis | Carroll !Justin Tyler Carroll | The Commercial Appeal | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 1996 | vivisepulture | Guey !Wendy Guey | The Palm Beach Post | West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| 1997 | euonym | Sealfon !Rebecca Sealfon | New York Daily News | New York City, New York | |
| 1998 | chiaroscurist | Maxwell !Jody-Anne Maxwell | Phillips & Phillips Stationery Suppliers | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 1999 | logorrhea | Lala !Nupur Lala | The Tampa Tribune | Tampa, Florida | |
| 2000 | demarche | Thampy !George Thampy | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 2001 | succedaneum | Conley !Sean Conley | Aitkin Independent Age | Aitkin, Minnesota | |
| 2002 | prospicience | Buddiga !Pratyush Buddiga | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | |
| 2003 | pococurante | Gunturi !Sai Gunturi | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, Texas | |
| 2004 | autochthonous | Tidmarsh !David Tidmarsh | South Bend Tribune | South Bend, Indiana | |
| 2005 | appoggiatura | Kashyap !Anurag Kashyap | San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego, California | |
| 2006 | Ursprache | Close !Kerry Close | Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune | Spring Lake, New Jersey | |
| 2007 | serrefine | O'Dorney !Evan O'Dorney | Contra Costa Times | Walnut Creek, California | |
| 2008 | guerdon | Mishra !Sameer Mishra | Journal & Courier | West Lafayette, Indiana | |
| 2009 | Laodicean | Shivashankar !Kavya Shivashankar | The Olathe News | Olathe, Kansas | |
| 2010 | stromuhr | Veeramani !Anamika Veeramani | The Plain Dealer | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 2011 | cymotrichous | Roy !Sukanya Roy | Times Leader | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | |
| 2012 | guetapens | Nandipati !Snigdha Nandipati | U-T San Diego | San Diego, California |
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