Correctly spelling 32 obscure words in just a minute and a half has won 14-year-old Shrey Parikh this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation

Meet the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists as they get ready to compete for the championship.

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation

The opposing strategies of Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists have revived a long-running if good-natured debate in spelling circles: Which is more important, mastery of…

This is the 101st year of the national spelling competition, and the third time it's been decided by a rapid-fire "spell-off" since the practice was introduced in 2021

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker. Shrey is a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned a new champion, with Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old prodigy from Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerging victorious against Ishaan Gupta…

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.

Shrey Parikh, 14, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic Spell-Off.

Shrey Parikh of Rancho Cucamonga, California, emerged victorious Thursday in the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Shrey spelled 32 words right in the 90-second “spell-off” to win. Ishaan Gupta spelled 25 words correctly in the tiebreaker.

Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from California, won a tense tiebreaker to take the title at this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the best young speller in the English…

The 14-year-old won in his third appearance at the spelling bee in a tense spell-off speed round.

Whether he was faced with inscrutable words like "hwyl," "potto" or "pluchea," California teenager Shrey Parikh's confident nod never faltered as he methodically spelled his way…

A 14-year-old from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following a dramatic spell-off in which he correctly spelled 32 words

Correctly spelling 32 obscure words in just a minute and a half has won 14-year-old Shrey Parikh this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Indian-origin teenager Shrey Parikh has achieved what millions of young spellers dream of. The 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the 2026 Scripps National…

Shrey Parikh secured victory after correctly spelling ‘bromocriptine’.

Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final spell-off against Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old from Jersey…

Teenager Shrey Parikh wins the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee with ‘bromocriptine’ after a dramatic 90-second spell-off to claim the $50,000 prize.