Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida spelled "psammophile" correctly to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating runner-up Charlotte Walsh of Arlington, Virginia.
Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, speller Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the U.S. Scripps National Spelling Bee title Thursday night.
(CNN) — Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, correctly spelling psammophile to take the $50,000 first prize.