Meet the Winner of the National Spelling Bee

Meet the winner of the National Spelling Bee

CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Cywyddau. Taurokathapsia. Natchitoches. Shrey Parikh correctly spelled these and more tricky terms to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which ended in a tense and record-breaking speed round. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus a “spell-off” tiebreaker, during which he correctly spelled an unprecedented 32 words in 90 seconds. He won with “bromocriptine,”…

‘Did he just throw letters?’: Indian-origin Shrey Parikh aces ‘cywyddau’ at US spelling bee. Here’s what it means

Indian-origin Shrey Parikh, in addition to ‘cywyddau’, spelt 31 other words in just 90 seconds. 

Spelling bee champion obliterates unusual words at incredible speeds to win title

Shrey Parikh says as soon as the word is with him, he no longer feels the nerves.

Can Americans spell the National Spelling Bee’s winning words?

Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old, won the competition this year after correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second lighting round tiebreaker.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee champ set a new competition record. Here’s the winning word

How does a spell-off work? Shrey Parikh set a new record during the unique round to win the 2026 National Scripps Spelling Bee.