Dev Shah correctly spells the word psammophile to win the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., lifts the trophy next to Scripps CEO Adam Symson after he won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, on June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.Dev Shah hoisted the coveted Scripps Cup after correctly spelling the word psammophile -- an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy areas -- to win the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday.
The eighth grader from Largo, Florida, previously competed in 2019 and tied for 51st place and again in 2021 when he tied for 76th place. The 14-year-old, who was full of quiet confidence during the bee, said that stems from "practice and a lot of it."
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