Dev Shah is the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Dev, a 14-year-old speller from Largo, Florida, representing the SNSB Region One Bee, correctly spelled “psammophile” to win the Bee.
Dev's Winning Moment
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Meet the Finalists
9
Dhruv Subramanian
age 12 | grade 7
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
San Ramon, California
19
Vikrant Chintanaboina
age 14 | grade 8
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
San Ramon, California
20
Shradha Rachamreddy
age 13 | grade 7
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club
San Ramon, California
21
Arth Dalsania
age 14 | grade 8
SAGE Publishing
Thousand Oaks, California
36
Dev Shah
age 14 | grade 8
SNSB Region One Bee
Largo, Florida
103
Aryan Khedkar
age 12 | grade 7
Oakland Schools Education Foundation
Waterford, Michigan
119
Sarah Fernandes
age 11 | grade 5
Omaha Sports Commission
Omaha, Nebraska
172
Pranav Anandh
age 14 | grade 8
Delaware County Intermediate Unit
Morton, Pennsylvania
about the bee
Since 1925, children across America have participated in classroom, school and regional spelling bees with the hope of making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
get ready for
bee week!
Bee Week 2023 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. On May 28, 231 spellers from across the country and around the world will arrive in the Washington, D.C., area. For these spellers, Bee Week will include much more than three days of nationally-televised competition.