Former college swimmer Riley Gaines blasted the Scripps National Spelling Bee for incorporating an alternative spelling of the word “women” which she says fuels the “manufactured questions” of gender politics.

The anti-trans podcast host sparked outrage after releasing an approved list of words to study for the third-year competition on Thursday, revealing he would accept “womyn” as an alternative spelling to “women.”

“How lucky are we to live in the United States of America, where women’s spelling, let alone the definition, has become a national debate,” Gaines seethed at a press conference. Appearing Thursday on Fox News’ “Hannity.”

“These are fabricated questions created by people who believe they are marginalized or oppressed – and who, frankly, want to be oppressed, when in reality they live in the greatest nation in the world. So totally fabricated indignation.

Gaines – who rose to fame after publicly criticizing her Lia Thomas, trans peer and athlete – claimed that the accepted alternative spelling was indicative of a national problem in the country.

She highlighted the Budweiser and Dylan Mulvaney fiasco in 2023, before referring to the trans influencer as “a man they dressed as Audrey Hepburn.”

“Imagine a child who hears the word ‘woman’ and asks for the definition,” Gaines said of the spelling bee.

“It would be a wonderful moment to come full circle, because those with little or no common sense have not been able to answer this question for years now.”

The Scripps National Spelling Bee said the inclusion of the word is far from harmful, however.

All words used in the annual competition are taken from Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, which lists alternative spellings for women that are “used in some feminist contexts”.

Oxford Dictionary also lists the word womyn as a variant of the word woman – “with ‑myn replacing ‑men to avoid any association with the plural of man”.

“During the competition, our policy is to accept any correct spelling listed in our official dictionary that is not marked as archaic or obsolete. The alternative spelling “womyn” is therefore included in our study list because it is listed as an alternative spelling for “women” in Merriam-Webster,” a Scripps spokesperson said.

“When creating our study lists, we aim to include alternative spellings for all words that have them listed in Merriam-Webster. The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the final authority and sole source for the spelling of all words submitted in competition,” the statement continued.