A 14-year-old from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling 32 words out of 35 in 90 seconds during an intense, lightning-fast tiebreaker round in Washington D.C.
14-year-old wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in record-setting tie-breaker
Lillian Mann
May 29, 2026 | 7:58 PM