California 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?

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According to BBC News’s source item, California 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?

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