Indian-American Dev Shah crowned 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion

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Dev Shah, a 14-year-old Indian-American eighth-grader from Florida, who correctly spelled the word 'psammophile' has won the prestigious 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He won the 95th national bee and the $50,000 prize on Thursday. "It's surreal ... My legs are still shaking," he said at the competition in National Harbor, Maryland.

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