Shrey Parikh emerged victorious Thursday in the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old eighth-grader from Rancho Cucamonga, California, bested a field of eight contenders who had ...

Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when it all came down to a ...

Shrey Parikh was crowned the winner of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling the 13-letter word 'bromocriptine' Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

Fourteen-year-old Shrey Parikh won the 98th Scripps National Spelling Bee after spelling 32 words correctly in just 90 seconds. The US has crowned a new spelling bee champion. All it took was three ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After three days of competition, 18 total rounds and one nail-biting, rapid-fire "spell-off," the Scripps National Spelling Bee has crowned its champion: 14-year-old Shrey Parikh ...

The 14-year-old from California spelled a record 32 words correctly in 90 seconds to prevail in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, clinching the victory with the winning word “bromocriptine.” Maria ...

The competition came down to a spell-off. Contestants were eliminated early, and a sixth grader became a crowd favorite. By Maria Cramer After nine rounds Thursday night, the Scripps National Spelling ...

Newly-crowned Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Shrey Parikh, 14, of California, with E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson, right. (Allison Robbert/AP) 1 min Shrey Parikh, 14, of ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrated its 100th anniversary a year ago in 2025, but 101 had a nice ring to it as well. For Shrey Parikh, this year's competition was extra sweet. The 14-year-old ...

Like many on Thursday’s stage for the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Shrey Parikh was a returning competitor. But his appearance this year wasn’t guaranteed. He ranked 89th in 2022 and third in ...

How many Ps are in Google? According to Google, there are two. There’s also “exactly 1 ‘r’ in the word ‘poop’,” Google’s AI Overview says, as well as two ‘d’s in the word journalism, yet spelled it: j ...