Breaking News Spelling bee winner is 14-year-old Texan who spelled 'koinonia' correctly Karthik Nemmani, 14, of McKinney, Texas, won this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee late Thursday. Nemmani spelled the word "koinonia" correctly to become the champion. The word is defined as "Christian fellowship or communion, with God or, more commonly, with fellow Christians." More on this For more news, please go to FoxNews.com and watch Fox News Channel. More Newsletters Unsubscribe Privacy Policy Contact Us ©2018 Fox News Network, LLC. 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10036. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Fox News never sends unsolicited email. You received this email because yo