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The Scripps National Spelling Bee's winner's advice on how to be a better speller

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May 31, 2024

Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Fla., competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Bruhat Soma, the 2024 winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 12-year-old Floridian won in a spell-off, reeling off 29 words in 90 seconds.

This segment aired on May 31, 2024.

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