Spelling Bee Selfies Are a Thing, and They're Called 'Spellfies'

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Brian Ries
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Spelling Bee Selfies Are a Thing, and They're Called 'Spellfies'
Seongjun Lee of Seoul, South Korea, concentrates before spelling the word "apparatchik" incorrectly during the preliminary round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. Credit: Evan Vucci

If you're not watching the Spelling Bee on Thursday you're really doing Thursday wrong.

Aside from all the smart kids spelling words like salicetum and pneumatocyst while we were left scratching our heads, the scenes in between contestants are just spectacular.

In one that aired early Thursday afternoon, producers remixed the famous #Selfie song to be more friendly for fans of the spelling bee: It was called "spellfie" -- and it spawned a new type of selfie. A spellfie is a selfie taken at (or while watching) the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

We have a new #spellingbee hashtag: #spellfie! Post your own!— NationalSpellingBee (@ScrippsBee) May 29, 2014

Even Dr. Bailly and Dr. Sietsema know how to #spellfie! If they can do it, you can too. RT, then post your own. pic.twitter.com/jI1oz1fu5m— NationalSpellingBee (@ScrippsBee) May 30, 2014

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Want to add yours? Just tweet or Instagram a photo with the hashtag #spellfie.

Tweets about "#spellfie"

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