Students from the Carolinas compete at Scripps National Spelling Bee
WSOCTV.com News Staff
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The winner has been crowned after the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.
Unfortunately, it’s another year of no winners from the Carolinas, but several local students progressed through the rounds of the event in Washington, D.C.
A 14-year-old from Florida, Dev Shah, won the championship by spelling the word “psammophile” correctly, according to Reuters.
Logan Edwards: Aegilops, given spelling: “edgelops”
2nd round (word meaning round):
Peyton Goldenstein
Neonatology is a branch of:
Given answer: linguistics that studies newly coined words
Correct answer: medicine concerned with newborn infants
3rd round:
Rex Dover: tutee, given spelling: “tutie”
4th round:
Ananya Rao Prassanna: doña, given spelling: “donnia”
5th round (word meaning round):
Rishi Jayakumar
Someone described as staunch is:
Given answer: easily frightened
Correct answer: constantly loyal
6th round:
Reyansh Joshi: dipylon, given spelling: “dipelan”
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, participates in a final round of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, is presented with a trophy by E. W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, celebrates with his father Deval Shah, mother Nilam Shah, and brother Neil Shah after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, is presented with a trophy by E. W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Aryan Khedkar of Rochester Hills, Michigan, high-fives Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, after he correctly spelled his word during a final round of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Eleven spellers have advanced to the final rounds to compete for the top honor. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, is presented with a trophy by E. W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, celebrates with his father Deval Shah, and brother Neil Shah after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, celebrates with his father Deval Shah, mother Nilam Shah, and brother Neil Shah after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, celebrates with his father Deval Shah, mother Nilam Shah, brother Neil Shah, grandmother Vinaben Shah and E. W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - JUNE 01: Speller Dev Shah of Largo, Florida, celebrates with his father Deval Shah, mother Nilam Shah, brother Neil Shah and grandmother Vinaben Shah after he won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on June 1, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Shah correctly spelled the word
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