Watch: Moment 14-year-old wins US national spelling bee
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A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, after days of fierce competition.
Shrey Parikh Wins Spelling Bee
- California teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic lightning-round tiebreaker NY Post —
- Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee ABC News —
- Shrey Parikh, 14, wins the Scripps Spelling Bee after a nail-biting 'spell-off' NPR —
- Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in lightning round The Independent —
- Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee ABC News —