Dev Shah, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy on June 1 after correctly spelling 'psammophile.'
Florida 14-year-old
The third time was the charm for eighth-grader Dev Shah, as this year marked his third trip to the national stage, but his first win. He previously competed for the Scripps trophy in 2019 and 2021, tying for 51st place and 76th place, respectively. Other notable words under his belt from this year's national bee are bathypitotmeter, aegagrus, schistorrhachis and perioeci.
The teenager is also the 22nd champion in the past 24 years with South Asian heritage. His father immigrated to the U.S. from India 29 years ago to obtain a master's degree in electrical engineering, according to The Associated Press. Shah's brother is also a rising junior at Yale.
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