Dev Shah’s profitable phrase was ‘Psammophile’.

Indian-origin Dev Shah received the newest version of the US’ prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee contest final night time, taking away a $50,000 money prize by accurately spelling the phrase “psammophile”.

He can be the twenty second champion of the Spelling Bee with a South Asian heritage within the final 24 years.

“It’s surreal. My legs are still shaking,” CNN cited the 14-year-old Florida boy as saying after his victory on the contest within the US state of Maryland.

Charlotte Walsh from Virginia completed second.

Dev’s profitable phrase was ‘Psammophile’, outlined by Merriam-Webster as an organism that thrives in sandy areas.

He was one of many 11 finalists from among the many 11 million who entered the spelling contest from internationally.

For years, Indian-Americans have been dominating the National Spelling Bee which was began in 1925 and is open to college students until the eighth grade.

Harini Logan, an eighth-grader from Texas, received it final 12 months by beating one other Indian-American Vikram Raju.