"It's surreal... my legs are shaking," Shah said after he was handed the winning trophy Dev Shah is the winner of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee! The 14-year-old from Largo, Florida won the ...

During the next to last round, Shah spelled “bathypitotmeter,” which is, according to Merriam-Webster, “an instrument designed to record the current velocity and water temperature at indicated depths ...

OXON HILL, Md. — Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scripps National ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional competition in Orlando, Florida, only to ...

Shah won last year's Bee by correctly spelling "psammophile," which he told Scripps News' Chris Stewart was a "relatively easier" word. The buzz is back, and so is its current titleholder — but not ...

Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. His winning word was "psammophile," an organism that prefers or thrives in ...

A Florida 14-year-old earned the title of America's top speller Thursday evening in the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a rollercoaster of a spelling career. The third time was the charm for ...

The Largo teen beat out Charlotte Walsh. The 14-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, misspelled “daviely,” a Scotch word for listlessly, in the 14th round, according to Reuters. Two spellers officially ...

Dev Shah is the winner of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee! The 14-year-old from Largo, Florida won the three-day contest on Thursday held in National Harbor, Maryland by successfully spelling ...