
Shrey Parikh Wins National Spelling Bee After Tiebreaker
14-year-old Shrey Parikh secured victory in the National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second lightning round tiebreaker.
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14-year-old Shrey Parikh secured victory in the National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 32 words in a 90-second lightning round tiebreaker.

Fourteen-year-old Indian-American Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense lightning-round spell-off against Ishaan Gupta, correctly spelling 32 words in 90 seconds, including the championship word 'bromocriptine'.