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231 participants from elementary, middle school students in competition were as young as 9 and as old as 14

Kavya Jakasania, 13, a seventh-grade student at Middle School 4 in Jersey City, outlasted all but 21 of the original 230-plus contestants.

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

Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, 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 night.

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

Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, almost quit spelling after some setbacks in his spelling career. Thursday night, he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(OXON HILL, Md.) -- Dev Shah hoisted the coveted Scripps Cup after correctly spelling the word psammophile -- an organism

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 his regional bee last year.

Dev Shahs winning word was "psammophile," a layup for a speller of his calibre.

Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.