E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson holds the trophy over Shrey Parikh, winner of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Allison Robbert/AP
Allison Robbert/AP
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 from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Over the course of two hours on Thursday
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