We are pleased to announce the final results of the 38th 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 individual special honors.
A special shout out to two teams that accomplished the extremely difficult feat of scoring a perfect 600 points in the cumulative competition: the Blue Division/Grade 8 team representing Lincoln Hall in Lincolnwood, IL, and the Gold Division/Grade 4 team from Nysmith School in Herndon, VA. Wow!!
At the conclusion of each year’s WordMasters Challenge™, we determine 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 level, 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 2024-2025 WordMasters Challenge™.
Team Leaders, if you had one or more teams place among the Top Ten in its division and/or any of your students achieved Highest Honors recognition, we will be sending you a DRAFT press release by May 5th. Since we email the press releases as Word documents, you may edit and distribute the press release at your discretion. If you would like to create your own press release, click here for a downloadable template.
We suggest that any student who has achieved a cumulative score high enough to qualify for one of these honors deserves special recognition—an article or photo in your local newspaper, a commendation from your Board of Education, or at least individual mention in a schoolwide awards assembly. Please send us copies of articles about your Challenge champions which have run in your local newspapers. We especially enjoy seeing photographs of the children who make up teams in different parts of the country, and will post them on our website with your permission.
It's time to start planning for the upcoming 2025-2026 WordMasters Challenge™! Registration is available online now through September 30th -- just click here to register online or download an order form.
BLUE DIVISION:
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 55 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| High Honors | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 |
| Honorable Mention | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 47 |
Please click on the following links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2024-2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 507 | Ketterlinus Elementary School | St. Augustine, FL |
| 506 | Stevens Creek Elementary School | Martinez, GA | |
| 505 | Prattville Elementary School | Prattville, AL | |
| 503 | Okatie Elementary | Okatie, SC | |
| 502 | WestWood Elementary/SAGE Academy | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 501 | Adena Elementary School | West Chester, OH | |
| 494 | Rose Haggar Elementary School | Dallas, TX | |
| 490 | M C Riley Elementary | Beaufort, SC | |
| 489 | Lyman Elementary | Lyman, SC | |
| 483 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN | |
| 4B | 583 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN |
| 558 | Saddle Ridge School | Rock Spring, GA | |
| 558 | Millridge Elementary | Highland Heights, OH | |
| 549 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN | |
| 548 | Campbell Hall | N. Hollywood, CA | |
| 543 | Red Cedar Elementary | Beaufort, SC | |
| 532 | Kaechele Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 529 | Stevens Creek Elementary School | Martinez, GA | |
| 526 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 511 | WestWood Elementary/SAGE Academy | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 5B | 588 | Ketterlinus Elementary School | St. Augustine, FL |
| 573 | Bluffton Elementary School | Bluffton, SC | |
| 559 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 558 | Skyline Elementary School | Solana Beach, CA | |
| 557 | Rivers Edge Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 553 | Twin Hickory Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 546 | Glen Rock Elementary Schools | Glen Rock, NJ | |
| 545 | Rutledge Hall | Lincolnwood, IL | |
| 543 | Red Cedar Elementary | Beaufort, SC | |
| 541 | Springfield Park Elementary | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 541 | Skaggs Elementary School | Plano, TX | |
| 6B | 574 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL |
| 545 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 542 | Ecker Hill Middle School | Park City, UT | |
| 537 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York, NY | |
| 532 | Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL | |
| 519 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
| 512 | Rotolo Middle School | Batavia, IL | |
| 510 | Curtis School | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 504 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 496 | Waunakee Intermediate | Waunakee, WI | |
| 7B | 548 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA |
| 545 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
| 533 | Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL | |
| 528 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 525 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 512 | Kaneland Harter Middle School | Sugar Grove, IL | |
| 512 | Westerville City Schools | Westerville, OH | |
| 508 | Notre Dame Marist Academy | Pontiac, MI | |
| 497 | Jefferson Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 484 | Capitol Hill GT Magnet | Saint Paul, MN | |
| 8B | 600 | Lincoln Hall | Lincolnwood, IL |
| 589 | George Evans Junior High School | Bloomington, IL | |
| 578 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
| 567 | Geneva Middle School North | Geneva, IL | |
| 549 | Capitol Hill GT Magnet | Saint Paul, MN | |
| 547 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
| 539 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 536 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 534 | Kaneland Harter Middle School | Sugar Grove, IL | |
| 526 | Midland School #1 | Rochelle Park, NJ |
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 53 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 56 |
| High Honors | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 |
| Honorable Mention | 46 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 47 |
Please click on the followng links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2024-2025 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 |
| 3G | 531 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC |
| 516 | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | |
| 503 | CCSD 15 | Palatine, IL | |
| 503 | Bibich Elementary School | Dyer, IN | |
| 500 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 497 | Monroe Township Elementary TAG | Williamstown, NJ | |
| 488 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 486 | Peifer Elementary School | Schererville, IN | |
| 486 | Watson Elementary School | Schererville, IN | |
| 480 | Oak Street Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 480 | North Mianus School | Riverside, CT | |
| 480 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 4G | 600 | Nysmith School | Herndon, VA |
| 570 | St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | |
| 563 | CCSD 15 | Palatine, IL | |
| 555 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 548 | Monroe Township Elementary TAG | Williamstown, NJ | |
| 543 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 538 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 536 | CCSD 15 | Palatine, IL | |
| 527 | CCSD 15 | Palatine, IL | |
| 527 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 5G | 566 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA |
| 561 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 556 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 549 | North Mianus School | Riverside, CT | |
| 547 | Oak Street Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 541 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 536 | Wayne Township Elementary GATES | Wayne, NJ | |
| 535 | J D Miller School | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | |
| 535 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 530 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 6G | 567 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT |
| 520 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 516 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 515 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 509 | Manchester GATE School | Fresno, CA | |
| 508 | Dover Intermediate School | Westlake, OH | |
| 508 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 501 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 495 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 484 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 7G | 574 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT |
| 566 | Hull Middle School | Duluth, GA | |
| 559 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 557 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 545 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 529 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 527 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 483 | Lake Zurich Middle School North | Hawthorn Woods, IL | |
| 464 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 457 | Springfield Township Middle School | Oreland, PA | |
| 8G | 582 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA |
| 559 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 556 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 552 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 547 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 533 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 522 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 516 | Madison Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 515 | Cooper Middle School | McLean, VA | |
| 502 | Springfield Township Middle School | Oreland, PA |
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.
