Indian-origin teen wins US spelling bee - but could you compete? Take our quiz

Nine kids have battled it out in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals - can you spell as well as they did? California teen Shrey Parikh wins US spelling bee. Now it's your turn - take our quiz Watch: Moment 14-year-old wins US national spelling bee Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Shrey Parikh lifts the trophy after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. California teen wins US spelling bee - but could you compete? Take our quiz Watch: Moment 14-year-old Shrey Parikh wins US national spelling bee A 14-year-old teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, after three days of competition at Washington's Constitution Hall. Shrey Parikh won out against 247 spellers competing in the annual contest, aged between nine and 15, taking home a $52,000 (£39,000) cash prize. The 101-year-old contest reached its conclusion on Thursday night, with the final nine taking to the stage in front of family and friends for a shot at the illustrious trophy. The final two contestants went head to head, spelling as many words as they could in 90 seconds. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words in the allotted time frame, with "cashaw", a type of pumpkin, declared his winning word. He defeated Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Jersey City, New Jersey, who got 25 words correct from the same list. Underneath his calm demeanour, Shrey said he had worried early on in the contest, "because I knew the word, but, you know, when you're on stage you always kind of doubt yourself, so I'm glad I just stuck with my gut and got it right". In the quiz below, listen to each audio prompt and type in your best guess for how each word is spelled. Good luck, spellers! A yearbook photo of Marie C Bolden in 1908 The untold tale of America's first spelling champ Record eight children win US spelling bee A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, after days of fierce competition. US officials earlier told the BBC that the framework of a ceasefire extension deal had been agreed, pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership. Former truck driver Jonathan Loadholt pleaded guilty to money laundering and stalking in the plot targeting activist Masih Alinejad.