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Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Largo, Florida, spelled "psammophile" correctly to win the 95th national Bee and the $50,000 prize on Thursday.

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Dev Shah defeats Charlotte Walsh after she fails to correctly spell "daviely" in an earlier round.

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.

Dev Shah won by correctly spelling "psammophile," a noun that is used to describe animals and plants that prefer to live in sandy soil environments

Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., reacts as he wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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.

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Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title Thursday.

Dev Shah is the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didnt make it out of