Watch: Moment 14-year-old wins US national spelling bee

A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, after days of fierce competition. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Shrey Parikh lifts the trophy after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Watch: Moment 14-year-old wins US national spelling bee A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following three days of competition at Washington's Constitution Hall. Shrey Parikh went head to head with Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old, in the final round. The pair had to spell as many words as they could in 90 seconds. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words in the allotted time frame, with "cashaw", a type of pumpkin, declared his winning word. 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