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Quiz: Are you smart enough to understand the Scripps Spelling Bee?
Key takeaways
- Shrey Parikh, 14, took out the Scripps Spelling Bee last week.
- Last week, Californian Shrey Parikh, 14, took out this year's top prize, correctly spelling 32 words in just a minute and a half.
- But of the 35 questions in the competition, none are really in common usage.
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Shrey Parikh, 14, took out the Scripps Spelling Bee last week. (AP: Jose Luis Magana)
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Last week, Californian Shrey Parikh, 14, took out this year's top prize, correctly spelling 32 words in just a minute and a half.
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