We are happy to announce the final results of the 31st annual WordMasters Challenge™. Please check out the tables below for the Top Ten teams in each division, as well as the cumulative scores required to qualify for each level of special honors.
We are busy putting together the word lists and tests for the 2018-19 WordMasters Challenge™! Registration is available online now through September 30th -- just click here to register today or download an order form.
At the conclusion of each year’s Challenge, we offer three categories of national individual recognition. “Highest Honors” are reserved for those students who have finished among the top 10-15 students in the country at their grade level. “High Honors” are for those students who have finished among the top 2% of all competitors at their grade levels, and “Honorable Mention” is for those who have finished in the top 10%. The score required to qualify for these honors varies from year to year. The charts below show the minimum score required for each level of honor at each grade level for the 2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™.
BLUE DIVISION:
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 56 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 57 |
| High Honors | 49 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
| Honorable Mention | 28 | 25 | 23 | 38 | 44 | 44 |
Please click here to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™ - Blue Division.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Blue Division:
| GRADE | SCORE | SCHOOL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 569 | The Hockaday School | Dallas, TX |
| 567 | Sunnyside School | Shelton, CT | |
| 558 | Coopertown Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
| 551 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN | |
| 550 | Chestnutwold Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
| 548 | South Washington County Schools | Cottage Grove, MN | |
| 545 | Rutledge Hall | Lincolnwood, IL | |
| 545 | St. Agnes Academy-St.Dominic School | Memphis, TN | |
| 542 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 541 | Codington Elementary School | Wilmington, NC | |
| 4 | 592 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN |
| 570 | Laurence School | Valley Glen, CA | |
| 558 | Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School | Greenlawn, NY | |
| 557 | Arcado Elementary School | Lilburn, GA | |
| 553 | Prairie Vista Elementary | Granger, IN | |
| 548 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 546 | Solana Ranch Elementary | San Diego, CA | |
| 545 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
| 544 | Three Chopt Elementary School | Henrico, VA | |
| 541 | Springfield Park Elementary | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 5 | 576 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN |
| 565 | Chestnutwold Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
| 552 | Prairie Vista Elementary | Granger, IN | |
| 551 | Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma, WA | |
| 547 | Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School | Greenlawn, NY | |
| 546 | Codington Elementary School | Wilmington, NC | |
| 544 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
| 539 | Congressional Schools of Virginia | Falls Church, VA | |
| 537 | REACH Program / Fairlawn Schools | Fair Lawn, NJ | |
| 536 | Oxbow Creek Elementary | Champlin, MN | |
| 536 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 6 | 553 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA |
| 553 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY | |
| 542 | The Magellan Charter School | Raleigh, NC | |
| 538 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
| 536 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 530 | Congressional Schools of Virginia | Falls Church, VA | |
| 521 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 521 | Rotolo Middle School | Batavia, IL | |
| 520 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 520 | Silverbrook Elementary | Fairfax Station, VA | |
| 7 | 561 | Carleton Washburne | Winnetka, IL |
| 546 | Congressional Schools of Virginia | Falls Church, VA | |
| 541 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 536 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY | |
| 536 | Boulan Park Middle School | Troy, MI | |
| 530 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 525 | Hong Kong International School | Hong Kong, MA | |
| 524 | Kaneland Harter Middle School | Sugar Grove, IL | |
| 521 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
| 519 | Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL |
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 57 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
| High Honors | 53 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 |
| Honorable Mention | 44 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 47 |
Please click here to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™ - Gold Division.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Gold Division:
| GRADE | SCORE | SCHOOL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 577 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA |
| 561 | Bibich Elementary School | Dyer, IN | |
| 560 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 551 | Speyer Legacy School | New York, NY | |
| 550 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 544 | The Anderson School | New York, NY | |
| 541 | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | |
| 536 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
| 526 | Springfield Estates Elementary School | Springfield, VA | |
| 523 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 4 | 583 | St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX |
| 577 | Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools | Stow, OH | |
| 575 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 575 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
| 574 | Nysmith School | Herndon, VA | |
| 572 | Speyer Legacy School | New York, NY | |
| 567 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 566 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 564 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 562 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 5 | 573 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA |
| 566 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 565 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 564 | Bellevue Public Schools | Bellevue, NE | |
| 564 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 554 | BASIS Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 547 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 546 | Pinewood Community School | Eagan, MN | |
| 545 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 541 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 6 | 576 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT |
| 564 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 564 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA | |
| 542 | Central Road School | Palatine, IL | |
| 537 | Pleasant Hill School | Palatine, IL | |
| 534 | Marion Jordan School | Palatine, IL | |
| 527 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
| 525 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 522 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 522 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 7 | 575 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL |
| 570 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 541 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 536 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 526 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 523 | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine, CA | |
| 520 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 518 | Western Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
| 517 | Geneva Middle School South | Geneva, IL | |
| 517 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 8 | 587 | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine, CA |
| 578 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 571 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 563 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 550 | Western Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
| 544 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 538 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 537 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 533 | Clinton Township Middle School | Clinton, NJ | |
| 529 | Capitol Hill GT Magnet | Saint Paul, MN |
The WordMasters Challenge™ is a vocabulary-based competition that focuses on completing analogies. Over the course of the competition, students will develop verbal reasoning abilities and higher-order thinking skills, improve logic and reading comprehension, and acquire a life-long love for learning!
Prepare your students for the WordMasters Challenge™ with Analogies 101! Each of our eleven sets contains thirty analogies that introduce students to various forms of analogical reasoning. Using basic vocabulary to illustrate different analogy formats, each Analogies 101 set is suitable for use by all grade levels!
Need additional certificates or medals? Looking to reward your WordMasters throughout the school year?WordMasters Challenge™ merchandise is perfect for motivating or rewarding your students as they are improving their vocabulary.
