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Dev Shah celebrates after winning. Photo: Josh Morgan/USA Today via Reuters

Dev Shah, 14, of Largo, Fla., won the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee last night after a nail-biting final with 11 other spellers, Axios' Analis Bailey reports.

  • The winning word: "psammophile" (noun) — an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy areas.

The prize: $50,000 cash, a commemorative medal, the Scripps Cup and a lifetime of bragging rights.

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When Shah isn't busy winning spelling bees, he likes to play tennis, practice the cello and solve math problems — for fun.

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2

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