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Washington's word wizard is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week in Washington, D.C.
State of spelling: Declan Mallady of Snoqualmie Elementary was among the 245 spellers who took the stage in the preliminary round yesterday.
Go deeper: The 11-year-old student loves math, cellular automata and number theory. John H. Conway is his favorite mathematician.
What's next: Quarterfinals and semifinals are today, and the finals are tomorrow.