Dev Shah, a 14-year old from Largo, Fl, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Shah correctly spelled psammophile to win the annual competition.
11 year-old Larry Liao from Rockville was the highest finisher from Montgomery County advancing to the quarterfinals. 14 year-old Charlotte Walsh from Merrifield, Va was runner-up to Shah. Walsh, who is homeschooled, was one of 11 spellers from the DMV.
The competition took place at the Gaylord in National Harbor, Md where the event has been held since 2011. Participants cannot be older than 14 as of August 31 the year before the competition nor can they be past the eighth grade as of Feb. 1 of that year’s competition.
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
— Scripps National Spelling Bee (@ScrippsBee) June 2, 2023
That trophy hoist by #Speller36 Dev Shah though… #spellingbee pic.twitter.com/6SYrY9MC0a
— Scripps National Spelling Bee (@ScrippsBee) June 2, 2023
(Photo courtesy Scripps National Spelling Bee)
