The 12-year-old from Fresno, Calif., took home the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee honors, finishing her championship run Thursday night with “marocain.”
For the record: marocain (noun): a dress fabric of ribbed crepe, made of silk or wool or both.
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Vinay outlasted eighth-grader Rohan Rajeev in a spell-off for the ages.
Some words that Rajeev and Vinay spelled out in their showdown:
As Vinay and her family celebrated after she got the final word, the talk turned to another championship involving a California powerhouse:
