Tie Breaker Mandatory. Contestants who do not take the tie breaker test shall be disqualified. Brief graders on the procedure to be used for grading and explain the scoring process. The test is graded objectively. From the total number of word entries, deduct one point for each incorrectly spelled word.
Any word omitted by the contestant is a miss.
If all contestants omit the same word, the pronouncer is presumed to have failed to have given the word, so the omission by contestants is not considered a miss. Punctuation and Capitalization. The misuse of an apostrophe or hyphen, or a mistake in capitalization is considered a miss. Contractions and possessive forms may be written with all letters connected or written separately. Misspelled Words on List.