How to spell and pronounce atavistic

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atavistic - adjective; Level 5; origin: Latin; pronunciation: ¦a-tÉ™-¦vi-stik. showing the recurrence of a remote ancestral trait.

atavistic is in Level 5, Set 01 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where atavistic appears: 1 competition and 2 study lists on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 3 times in 1998, 2001, 2009 - Round 3 (1998, 2001); Round 4 (2009).

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

Words of the Champions: listed 1 time in 2026.

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