6/2/13

Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling Bee with 'knaidel'

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Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling Bee with 'knaidel'

The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge

KNAIDEL? The Scripps National Spelling Bee, which I wrote about here, is over, and the winner is Arvind Mahankali, a New Yorker who correctly spelled the final word, knaidel (NY Times story). The word is, via Yiddish, from

The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge

Watch: Arvind Mahankali spells 'knaidel,' wins spelling bee. 13-year-old Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'knaidel,' a German-derived Yiddish word for a dumpling. (May 31)

13-year-old Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'knaidel,' a German-derived Yiddish word for a dumpling. (May 31). Ian Simpson Reuters. 5:56 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2013. OXON HILL

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