Dev Shah becomes 2023 US Scripps National Spelling Bee champ

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Dev Shah, an 8^th grader from Largo in Florida of Indian origin, on Friday correctly spelled the word ‘Psammophile’ to become the 2023 US Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.

Studying at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School, 14-year-old Dev Shah spelled tough words such as ardoise, exhortation, chiromancy, schistorrhachis, bathypitotmeter in 15 rounds of the Spelling Bee contest.

“UnBEElievable! #Speller36 #Dev Shah representing the SNSB Region One Bee in Largo, Florida is the Champion of the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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His winning word? Psammophile,” Scripps National Spelling Bee said in a statement on Twitter.

UnBEElievable! #Speller36 Dev Shah representing the SNSB Region One Bee in Largo, Florida is the Champion of the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee. His winning word? Psammophile. 🐝 #spellingbee pic.twitter.com/ebM8jUU6xZ
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— Scripps National Spelling Bee (@ScrippsBee) June 2, 2023

He had earlier contested in the US Scripps National Spelling Bee champion in 2019 and then 2021 but was placed jointly at 51st and 76^th place respectively.

Apart from spending time with family and friends, Dev Shah loves reading, playing tennis, cello, and solving math problems.