Akash Vukoti, 9, of San Angelo, Texas, competes in the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Most six year olds are learning how to spell words like “bike” or “feet.” Akash Vukoti successfully spelled “circumspectly” at his local spelling bee in Texas to become the ...

Twelve years after competing in his first spelling competition in Virginia at just 2 years old, and just days after his 14th birthday, Akash Vukoti competed in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

Akash Vukoti, a 6-year-old boy from San Angelo, took a second to spell his favorite word Wednesday for media in Washington, D.C. Actually it took 17 seconds. The word is 45 letters long. Of course, ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Akash Vukoti no longer stands out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee for his age, not with a record 23 spellers competing this year who are 9 or younger. But he’s the only ...

Akash Vukoti first competed in the competition at 6 years old, back in 2016. Twelve years after competing in his first spelling competition in Virginia at just 2 years old, and just days after his ...