Spelling bee 2023: Dev Shah wins, spells psammophile
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, 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, 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