Never mind the taunts, or the sanction of Dez Bryant. The young professional amateurs of the National Spelling Bee, the lords of letter arrangement, have stumbled upon a flailing arm movement that suits their nature well. It's called the dab.

They're doing it! They're spelling words like nagelfluh and bathos and nominal and they're doing it. They're wearing lanyards and they're doing it. They're the world's best sound detectives and they're The Future.