The answer to my question above is: No, no I could not. Spelling Bees are not my forte, despite working with words every day.
Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Largo, Florida, spelled the winning word on Thursday night and claimed the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee title. Congrats!
As to the word? Well, I’m going to try my best to hide the actual spelling so you can test yourself against the 14-year-old. And as you can see, Shah seemed to know it when he heard it, which is always exciting.
So, check it out and stop the video before he starts to try spelling it:
Yeah, Dev Shah!!!💐💐💐Congratulations!!! 🎊🎉🎊@ScrippsBee pic.twitter.com/V7LiUaEFOK
— Dr. Ayesha Ray (@DrAyeshaRay) June 2, 2023
READY?
Here it is:
Psammophile.
