He beat fifth grader Sophia Hoffman , who went out on the word `` stifling , '' earning a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee . Seventh grader Seth Sharma wins the City spelling bee with the word ` ` definition '' Two weeks ago , he and fifth grader Sophia Hoffman had exhausted all the words on the list . Sophia went out on the street ` ` ' '' ` ` This is not the last we are going to see of Sophia , '' spelling bee queen says .
Seventh grader Seth Sharma wins the City spelling bee with the word ` ` definition '' Two weeks ago , he and fifth grader Sophia Hoffman had exhausted all the words on the list . Sophia went out on the street ` ` ' '' ` ` This is not the last we are going to see of Sophia , '' spelling bee queen says .