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

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.

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