Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. His winning word was "psammophile," an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy environments.
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Комментарии • 241

  • @isabellam1936
    @isabellam1936 Год назад +50

    He not only immediately knew what the separate words meant but he knew that they were Greek. This person is a true master. Just mind-blowing.

    • @scottstevens4633
      @scottstevens4633 Год назад +1

      I am impressed. I read classical civilisation at university. Even I would be pushed to spell it right, despite my study of ancient Greek and Latin

  • @JoanDoris1
    @JoanDoris1 Год назад +61

    Congratulations to him! (When I was in the 5th grade and was in the regional spelling bee, my family got bored, left, and waited for me in the car.)

    • @PodiumTuningRacing
      @PodiumTuningRacing Год назад +9

      Don't make the same mistake as your family. From your own experience you never forgot. A period of 4hrs of not feeling supported by those you most loved, engrained a lifetime lasting poor memory.

    • @ThePathseeker
      @ThePathseeker Год назад +4

      An emotional trauma for sure

  • @abzd6535
    @abzd6535 Год назад +28

    Y’all should’ve seen his second to last word 😭 it was super long with silent letters and he INSTANTLY knew how to spell it without asking for any of the info. It was insane

    • @isabellam1936
      @isabellam1936 Год назад

      Woah! Thank you for telling us this!

    • @princianorvz
      @princianorvz Год назад

      What is that word second to last?

    • @shardulnikam9322
      @shardulnikam9322 Год назад

      @@princianorvz I think it was this one: bathypitotmeter

    • @catslegacy11
      @catslegacy11 7 месяцев назад

      Bathypitotmeter, /ba-thee-pih-tow-mee-tur/, is not actually that bad.
      Greek: Bathy- (deep)
      Eponym: Henry Pitot
      Greek: -Meter (used for measuring)
      I would say either schistorrhachis or Perioeci was his hardest word.

  • @Nigelsmom2136
    @Nigelsmom2136 Год назад +54

    In a world where.most people don't know when to use their, there or they're and lose or loose it's great to see that some kids still learn how to spell. Congratulations!

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +2

      I'll go-along-with that.

    • @willowsky7670
      @willowsky7670 Год назад +1

      Is that really important?

    • @mr.p2631
      @mr.p2631 Год назад

      @@willowsky7670No , but it shows that you are willing to put in dedication towards something to that extent. That almost guarantees success.

  • @kenseihaup
    @kenseihaup Год назад +26

    I have no idea who this kid is but I am so proud of him!

  • @rramos3157
    @rramos3157 Год назад +10

    Congratulations young man!🎉🎉🎉🎉You are a winner all around! Blessings to you on a great future ahead of you!❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @wooramee
    @wooramee Год назад +21

    What a legend!

  • @judith4505
    @judith4505 Год назад +11

    Congratulations 👏!
    I know your family is so proud of you.

  • @eliciaellis7428
    @eliciaellis7428 Год назад +30

    Congratulations Dev Shah!

  • @NOTOPALIN08
    @NOTOPALIN08 Год назад +30

    You could see his excitement when he got that word. He knew how to spell it and was going to win. Very happy for him.

    • @skwalka6372
      @skwalka6372 Год назад

      Why am I not surprised the winner is NOT from a Trump worshiping family...

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      Of course. He's one of the *SA/\/D* People.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      @@skwalka6372 Citations? [oh; and give me a weak-spelling Trump-supporter over an "id e Ott"-savant Biden-supporter *ANY* day. you people are faux-moral, pseudo-intellectual *"GAR BEIGE"🤣]

  • @ladybug5250
    @ladybug5250 Год назад +35

    this competition teaches these kids what hardwork and persistence does, lessons early on in life

  • @cruisingmimi9319
    @cruisingmimi9319 Год назад +35

    I loved having spelling bees in class…I wonder if they still do them today?

    • @RTL-fq7kp
      @RTL-fq7kp Год назад +9

      They obviously do.

    • @ryderclashable
      @ryderclashable Год назад +4

      I wonder if teachers still say there are no dumb questions 🤔

  • @vikasbhardwaj455
    @vikasbhardwaj455 Год назад +16

    Since time immemorial, Indians continue to win the Spelling Bee. The most hard working community in the US.

  • @DanielleKoslowski
    @DanielleKoslowski Год назад +6

    🎉🎉 Congratulations 🎉🎉

  • @Ransompalooza
    @Ransompalooza 8 месяцев назад

    Microsoft Word doesn't even recognize this as a real word and marks it as a typo! That's how you know this kid is the real deal! What a champ!

  • @prakashspb6866
    @prakashspb6866 Год назад +2

    ಭಾರತ 🇮🇳 ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಿಂದ 💐 ಪ್ರೀತಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು

  • @binyalexander7390
    @binyalexander7390 Год назад +22

    Indian people are the best for studying and working 💥💥

    • @thatlittlevoice6354
      @thatlittlevoice6354 Год назад +10

      They made 80% of the contestants.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      No; that would be the Chinese. And, unlike the Indians, they focus their studying and work on things that ACTUALLY MATTER..... 😏

  • @erolegario
    @erolegario Год назад +10

    I wonder through what ringer those Indian parents but him through to get them a trophy. This is like their favorite status contest.

    • @VijayKumar-dn4pz
      @VijayKumar-dn4pz Год назад +5

      Look into the docs on them. They mostly come families with strong academic background. They choose to do this on their own. You can bring a horse to water, you cannot make it drink.

    • @Godknowswho8028
      @Godknowswho8028 Год назад +1

      ​@@VijayKumar-dn4pz yes you can, by keeping it thirsty.

    • @palmshoot
      @palmshoot Год назад +1

      There was a reality show about this, but the title escapes me.

    • @VijayKumar-dn4pz
      @VijayKumar-dn4pz Год назад +1

      @@Godknowswho8028 You clearly don't understand what the proverb means.

  • @golfguy6071
    @golfguy6071 Год назад +13

    This is the kid that should be popular on ever page of social media that other kids should look up to. Not the island boys.

    • @busted1396
      @busted1396 Год назад +2

      no one looks up to the island boys

  • @parunitin
    @parunitin Год назад +1

    Congrats 🏅👌👍👏Florida 🇮🇳🙏💖

  • @constancedubois3326
    @constancedubois3326 Год назад +1

    Congratulations 👏 🎊!🏆🥇

  • @FalguniPranami-qb9jr
    @FalguniPranami-qb9jr Год назад

    Proud of you brother all our village people sardoi

  • @marcusreilly1011
    @marcusreilly1011 4 месяца назад

    Zaila my fav still

  • @vijaym2823
    @vijaym2823 Год назад +14

    There is hope after all , keep learning lads … the world needs you !!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @deansmith2790
    @deansmith2790 Год назад +19

    Indian kids have a monopoly in this competition.

    • @nvkulk
      @nvkulk Год назад +3

      Because…hard work ?

    • @fabtins1993
      @fabtins1993 Год назад

      He gave about 4 years to it. It's all about hard work and not necessarily ethnicity.

  • @evanoneill619
    @evanoneill619 Год назад +1

    Wow! Great job, dude!

  • @Bambisgf77
    @Bambisgf77 Год назад +14

    Congratulations young man! 🎉

    • @ellievazquez5293
      @ellievazquez5293 Год назад

      This is not about politics, this is about great achievement......

  • @emandas5640
    @emandas5640 Год назад +7

    These American Hindus are Genius.

    • @happybunny6152
      @happybunny6152 Год назад

      Both India and Pakistan are brothers,yes you have changed your religion but still our blood is same☮️

    • @emandas5640
      @emandas5640 Год назад +3

      @@happybunny6152 bro I'm Pakistani Hindus facing genocide by Islamic Extremist. Ur Hindu leader never talk about Pakistani Hindus

    • @happybunny6152
      @happybunny6152 Год назад

      @@emandas5640 Do what they are doing in rest of the world,reproduce more and more people, Never allow your daughter and sister to marry a non hindu,Demand for your rights, Strong beleif in Hinduism and reject quran and prophet

    • @shivamsinghrawat9910
      @shivamsinghrawat9910 Год назад

      ​@@happybunny6152 it's not about dna, it's about the upbringing and culture,

    • @happybunny6152
      @happybunny6152 Год назад

      @@shivamsinghrawat9910 pata h bhai, Upbringing inki sirf jehad,Islam ko failana,cancer ki tarah aur Dusre ko religion ko chota manna aur Khud ko supreme samjhna yahi h,Abhi jab yeh 30% hnge fir ek hissa mangenge bc

  • @d3solatedd
    @d3solatedd Год назад +1

    hey i know him, anyways congrats!!! 🎉 🎉🎉

  • @ROAMWITJ
    @ROAMWITJ Год назад

    EXCELLENT 🤔💯

  • @rahulgokhroo6686
    @rahulgokhroo6686 Год назад +1

    wow 🤩

  • @DavidBall-v5i
    @DavidBall-v5i Год назад +17

    Where is equity and inclusion....? Or just sweat equity and hard work. Congratulations!!! Awesome!!!

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      I'll go-along-with that.....

    • @mfun503
      @mfun503 Год назад +2

      You're seeing it, buddy. 70 years ago, someone of his complexion wouldn't have been allowed to participate, particularly in certain states.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      @@mfun503 That's neither equity nor inclusion; that's MERITOCRACY, "Ignore Amos". 😏

  • @alyzluke801
    @alyzluke801 Год назад +2

    Definition: Lover of everything Sammy Hagar

  • @jonathanshirer2395
    @jonathanshirer2395 Год назад +1

    Long live meritocracy.

  • @rmisionero
    @rmisionero Год назад

    Anakin Skywalker left the chat.

  • @MayaMaya-tj7kw
    @MayaMaya-tj7kw Год назад +12

    He was ready the moment the man said the word.

  • @pattijesinoski1958
    @pattijesinoski1958 Год назад +5

    Note which nationalities of parents has been placing studies top importance in USA schools by who has been winning these past few years.

    • @bhupesh0111
      @bhupesh0111 Год назад +7

      India India

    • @sscprep3861
      @sscprep3861 Год назад

      @@GEN_X_ Still better than killing innocent kindergarten students every week!!

    • @NewMoonDay
      @NewMoonDay Год назад

      We worship everything actually. There is divinity even in racists like you.

    • @subhodeepmaji2975
      @subhodeepmaji2975 Год назад

      @@GEN_X_ whos worshiping cows and rats ? is christianity all bout worshiping dead corpse and snake handling and witch hunting? Also does ur race changes when u shift to another country?

    • @Godknowswho8028
      @Godknowswho8028 Год назад +2

      ​@@GEN_X_ 👆🏻🤡

  • @MrElliotc02
    @MrElliotc02 Год назад +6

    Beautiful to see...

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      How so?

    • @AylanMaria
      @AylanMaria Год назад

      @@johnharrison6745 what do you mean how so? it is beautiful to see such a young kid accomplish this with such calmness and happiness. is that even a question?

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад

      @@AylanMaria Okay.

  • @ThatLadyDray
    @ThatLadyDray Год назад +7

    🙌🏽Yes Baby Boy YES!!! Do your thing. Congratulations to him. 🎉👏🏽
    As we see, in this setting, its not just spelling. They learn meaings & origins too expanding knowledge. Yes for that to ALL the participants & their parents supporting extended learning bcuz learning don't stop with the ringing of a school bell nor is teaching only up to the teachers. 👏🏽

  • @balajikrishnamurthy4864
    @balajikrishnamurthy4864 3 дня назад

    great work. but other than awards, whats the use of knowing these words

  • @leannedale6357
    @leannedale6357 Год назад +6

    It's always someone from India.

  • @icaptainDC
    @icaptainDC Год назад

    Looks Indian diaspora doing great in America.

  • @mraa4950
    @mraa4950 Год назад +2

    Another Gujarati makes India proud

    • @fabtins1993
      @fabtins1993 Год назад

      He isn't living in Gujarat. He lives in Florida and is an American.

  • @relsba
    @relsba Год назад

  • @gregdolan7801
    @gregdolan7801 Год назад +7

    Outstanding achievement young man!

  • @stupidfanboyph
    @stupidfanboyph Год назад +8

    Can Scripps just go to... India and host the spelling bee there instead?

    • @sax_cy
      @sax_cy Год назад +6

      It's just shows the ethnic brilliance of a race of people. Dig deeper as to why most brilliant CEOs, engineers, etc come from India. Hard work is one thing but there's a culture of educational brilliance which is hard coded into their DNA. Research more on how a lot of Mathematics which is credited to Newton, Leibnitz, etc actually has Indian roots (look for Madhava) that were intentionally suppressed by the colonial and western nations, you'll then know where brilliance stems from.😮

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      @@sax_cy 🤣😂

    • @sax_cy
      @sax_cy Год назад +2

      @@johnharrison6745 Yup...that's about sums it up how you're qualified to analyze and synthesize information. Just laugh but not research.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Год назад +1

      @@sax_cy You've presented no information TO "analyze and synthesize"... Just unsupported assertions that, MOST LIKELY, have as much validity of the 'We was |

    • @sax_cy
      @sax_cy Год назад +1

      @@johnharrison6745 Need more information??..research it yourself..or get someone smarter than you to do it for you.

  • @athinasideri5654
    @athinasideri5654 Год назад

    Συγχαρητήρια στα ελληνικά

  • @henryweaver667
    @henryweaver667 Год назад +1

    IM Gonna start buying Rupees.....Kid is Soooooo Smart. Blessings.

  • @gulshansinha6375
    @gulshansinha6375 Год назад +7

    Glad to see him as a winner 🏆🏆

  • @luzzy8529
    @luzzy8529 11 месяцев назад

    Why does he sound like that?

  • @arrow760
    @arrow760 Год назад +1

    bro even i cn splel words what is this

  • @olympioaluka6876
    @olympioaluka6876 Год назад +2

    Spelling bees were always so much for me and my siblings

  • @Denverscorpio
    @Denverscorpio Год назад +27

    Fund the police nationwide ❤! Vote REPUBLICAN ❤!

  • @chrisbrackett9779
    @chrisbrackett9779 Год назад +4

    Excellence, congratulations

  • @Cherryred1986
    @Cherryred1986 Год назад +5

    Congrats young man🎉

  • @charcushman9507
    @charcushman9507 Год назад +1

    Wow, how cool!!

  • @jin8684
    @jin8684 Год назад +3

    Only kids can be genuinely happy for another person winning. Adults on the other hand

    • @eksbocks9438
      @eksbocks9438 Год назад +2

      There's already some dumb troll commenting on his race.

  • @verawallace9055
    @verawallace9055 Год назад +4

    A smart guy with beautiful hair, a plant that survive in the desert who knew ,my Garden soil is mostly Sandy and it's the best add a little miracle grow soil and I can grow anything

  • @sandraaguirre1906
    @sandraaguirre1906 Год назад

    Congratulations 🎉

  • @sgilbert5753
    @sgilbert5753 Год назад +4

    Brilliant youth; and a what a difficult spelling bee that was!

  • @dawnyoung9231
    @dawnyoung9231 Год назад +2

    Congratulations 🥳

  • @vinny_G_2003
    @vinny_G_2003 Год назад +1

    Congratulations!!

  • @SuperKiko112
    @SuperKiko112 Год назад

    Always the asians

    • @SahilSharma-zl9sl
      @SahilSharma-zl9sl 11 месяцев назад

      Not asians its always indians 😂 indians are the reason asian get attention american dont claim indians as asian

    • @luzzy8529
      @luzzy8529 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@SahilSharma-zl9sl Indians smell bad

  • @mfdoomnyc1471
    @mfdoomnyc1471 Год назад

    🔥🔥🔥🔥 🎉🎉

  • @sunny1433
    @sunny1433 Год назад +3

    Wow!

  • @Mikey-mike
    @Mikey-mike Год назад +2

    There are no spelling Bees in most languages because most languages are very phonetic.

    • @NewMoonDay
      @NewMoonDay Год назад +1

      Lol. True. English is a weird language. In my language, only idiots can mispell.

    • @harshnaik6989
      @harshnaik6989 Год назад

      ​@@NewMoonDayExactly

  • @psterud
    @psterud Год назад +5

    Oh, it's not someone who loves sammiches? Huh.

  • @NoWeyJose
    @NoWeyJose Год назад +1

    🎉❤

  • @wendyandfriends
    @wendyandfriends Год назад +1

    🎉🎉Way to go!! Congratulations!!!🎉🎉

  • @gxguy2906
    @gxguy2906 Год назад +5

    I don't think google or chatgpt can even spell this. Congrats to the kid. Spelling Bee might be one of those things where we are better than AI...

  • @captainmidnight5958
    @captainmidnight5958 Год назад +1

    Does Subway know about this?

  • @cthulhumythos2033
    @cthulhumythos2033 Год назад

    Most importantly, can he spell vindaloo and tikka masala? Can't be spelling takeaway orders wrongly.

  • @freshoutofprison
    @freshoutofprison Год назад +1

    Is he one of the nerdy kids from malcolm in the middle?

  • @MC-gt7xn
    @MC-gt7xn Год назад +4

    Congrats

  • @Dive-Bar-Casanova
    @Dive-Bar-Casanova Год назад +2

    Not on ESPN anymore because the sports fans were wagering on the kids at the 'Vegas sportsbooks.

  • @andreajohns5253
    @andreajohns5253 Год назад

    Congratulation. All the best to you Dev shah..

  • @loriw2661
    @loriw2661 Год назад

    Congratulations!!

  • @dorothyadams7594
    @dorothyadams7594 Год назад

    Fantastic🥰🤗

  • @PezerettaDarling
    @PezerettaDarling Год назад +1

    🎉

  • @juliodominguez4750
    @juliodominguez4750 Год назад

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @davidzshit
    @davidzshit Год назад +5

    Spelled my last name wrong the other day

  • @SolutionD
    @SolutionD Год назад

    I would like to see these kids play Scrabble.

  • @cathygould1760
    @cathygould1760 Год назад +1

    ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

  • @MissyGail4eva
    @MissyGail4eva Год назад

    SOO COOL!
    Congratulations, young man! 🎉

  • @purplecouch4767
    @purplecouch4767 Год назад +1

    Cool!

  • @joshlife6395
    @joshlife6395 Год назад

    Fantastic!

  • @edwardchimaudeen8930
    @edwardchimaudeen8930 Год назад +2

    Mark Twain said "It is a very limited person who can only spell a word one way!" THANKS FOR DYSLEXIA IN THIS WORLD. Albert Einstein and i never could win a spelling bee,

  • @sterlthepearl1000
    @sterlthepearl1000 Год назад

    What's the difference between school and life? In school, we're given a lesson, and then a test. In life, we're given a test, that teaches us a lesson.

  • @realityisiamthespoonthefor6735
    @realityisiamthespoonthefor6735 Год назад +1

    But can he spell pnumbnutz

  • @Legacy4magic
    @Legacy4magic Год назад

    Why is this in my recommended videos?

  • @Ogun1804Ogun
    @Ogun1804Ogun Год назад +1

    This would’ve impressed me a in 1753 but google has done so much for us

  • @audreymorgan7787
    @audreymorgan7787 Год назад

    From jamaica win spelling bee they make sure they don't come back that is ashame

  • @JoeShmo4
    @JoeShmo4 Год назад

    trophy better than the last CSGO major

  • @charlenepelletier282
    @charlenepelletier282 Год назад

    Amazing

  • @balajay8921
    @balajay8921 Год назад +1

    Easy question. For the kid, I mean. 😊

  • @banksterkid5930
    @banksterkid5930 Год назад

    Nothing beats NUNATAK

  • @NeekSquad
    @NeekSquad Год назад +1

    A worthless achievement

  • @kingpool6870
    @kingpool6870 Год назад

    so easy to do this

    • @LeVontrellJones
      @LeVontrellJones Год назад +2

      😅🤣😂

    • @AylanMaria
      @AylanMaria Год назад +1

      Then go do it and win in front of all those judges and kids

    • @del_sorainoue
      @del_sorainoue 9 месяцев назад

      I know that you put F on one of the Greek origin words 🤣

  • @rohitjoseph3868
    @rohitjoseph3868 Год назад +4

    Samofile

    • @Doggeslife
      @Doggeslife Год назад +2

      Samophile - A person who loves guys named "Sam".

  • @RareAirTwo4
    @RareAirTwo4 Год назад +8

    Memorization doesn't equate to IQ or intelligence. Now if they were solving quantum physics equations, now that's real intelligence.

    • @Eddyletsgo
      @Eddyletsgo Год назад +31

      way to discredit this kid. His win was impressive regardless of his "IQ" or "intelligence".

    • @RareAirTwo4
      @RareAirTwo4 Год назад +6

      @@Eddyletsgo not discrediting at all, I got through high school with a 3.6 GPA, all I did was memorize book passages and notes, and now have forgot the majority of information. Being able to have social skills in the real world, and actually applying learned knowledge is true intelligence in my book.

    • @Denverscorpio
      @Denverscorpio Год назад +9

      ​@RareAirTwo4 let's see you memorize big difficult words and the definition? put you on the big stage and see how you do 😂 only thing you'll remember is EBT and the definition you'll get is sponge, hand out, jobless, wasteful, if used in a sentence? It will read, it comes once a month and it's the busiest days for Walmart.

    • @NehemiahParsons
      @NehemiahParsons Год назад +2

      technically the kids only do it for the $50000 so either way 😂

    • @davidzshit
      @davidzshit Год назад

      @@Denverscorpio What was your gpa?