See who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2024 (2024)

Bruhat Soma, speller 47, from Tampa, Florida, with his family after winning in a head-to-head for the second-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee Spell-off against Faizan Zaki during the finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 30, 2024.

Bruhat Soma, speller 47, from Tampa, Florida, with his family after winning in a head-to-head for the second-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee Spell-off against Faizan Zaki during the finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 30, 2024.

Bruhat Soma, left, becomes the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after competing against Faizan Zaki in a head-to-head for the second-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee Spell-off during the finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Bruhat Soma, left, becomes the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion after competing against Faizan Zaki, right, head-to-head for the second-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee Spell-off during the finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 30, 2024.

Faizan Zaki takes a moment before competing head-to-head for the second-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee Spell-off against Bruhat Soma during the finals of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 30, 2024.

Spellers stretch as they wait as technical difficulties cause a pause in the vocabulary portion of the quarterfinal during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Aliyah Alpert, 13, from Arizona, answered the vocabulary question for the word heterodox correctly during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Ankita Balaji, 13, from Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, Virginia, spelled the word baria incorrectly during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

N'Adom Darko-Asare from Ghana during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Ishika Varipilli, 13, from Creekside Park Junior High School in The Woodlands, Texas, during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Vir Lagad, 11, from Wells Elementary School in Cypress, Texas, during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Jash*t Verma, 9, from Farmington Elementary School in Germantown, TN, during the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2024.

Leah Rine, 12, from Beekmantown Middle School in West Chazy, NY, left, and Micah Sterling, 11, from General Brown Junior-Senior High School in Dexter, NY, center, and Aishwarya Kallakuri, 13, from Valor Preparatory Academy in Concord, North Carolina, react to reaching the semifinals.

Speller Isaac Brogan, 12, from Maranatha Christian Academy from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, spelled the word Furneaux incorrectly in round one of the preliminary rounds on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee is held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, May 28-30.

Camila Sanchez Izquierdo, 13, from Miami, Florida, reacts just before the start of round one of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee .The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee is held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, May 28-30.

Kicking off the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, speller number 1 Ayden Nguyen, 11, Hillcrest Elementary School from Enterprise, Alabama, spells the word vilipend in round one and correctly defines the word analgesia in round two to advance on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee is held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, May 28-30.

Aarav Virat Balani, 12, of the Lyford Clay International School from the Bahamas, left, and Ryan Fan, 11, from McNair Middle School from Jacksonville, Arkansas, right, during the first two rounds of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Hayden Hughes, 14, from Connecticut, spelled the word krewe correctly in preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Speller Aliyah Alpert, 13, from Phoenix, Arizona, wears a bee themed outfit during preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Navtaj Singh, 13, from Lincoln Middle School in Idaho Falls, ID, spelled the word palaver, which shares etymology with "parable," correctly during preliminary round at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee which is held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Speller Nidhi Kulkarni, 12, from Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, during preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Alleena Villaluz, 13, from Guam, spelled the word ciénaga, which shares etymology with "obscene," correctly during the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

N'Adom Darko-Asare from Ghana spelled the word zapateado correctly during preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. N'Adom Darko-Asare, one of three spellers from Ghana, is making her third Bee appearance. She tied for 135th in 2022 and 57th in 2023.

Jordin Oremosu,v14, from Lutz Preparatory School in Lutz, Florida, spelled the word pralltriller correctly during the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Velvizhi Sethirayar, 11, from the Orlando Gifted Academy in Orlando, Florida, spelled the word odontiasis, meaning teething, correctly during the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Rylan Wise, 13, from Pine Ridge Middle School from North Naples, Florida, spelled the word zimocca incorrectly during the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Benjamin Grice, 9, from the Afnorth International School in Brunssum, Netherlands, spelled the word jerboa, a kind of jumping rodent, correctly but answered the word meaning question for the word stalwart incorrectly and was eliminated from the preliminary rounds of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Tanoshi Inomata, 11, from F. Lyman Winship Elementary School in Boston, Massachusetts, spelled the word janthina correctly in the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Rhys Miller, 14, from Traverse City West Middle School in Traverse City, Michigan, spells bouclé correctly during the preliminary round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Kicking off the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Scripps Cup, the official championship trophy, on display as speller number 1 Ayden Nguyen, 11, Hillcrest Elementary School from Enterprise, Alabama, spells the word vilipend in round one and correctly defines the word analgesia in round two to advance on May 28, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee is held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, May 28-30.