Faizan Zaki of Texas is the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner after correctly spelling éclaircissement.

Scripps has begun relying on obscure geographical terms to winnow down the field of spellers in the later rounds. While the ...

Thirteen-year-old Faizan Zaki, the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, reflected on his journey after his victory ...

Faizan Zaki from Texas won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee. The competition was held near Washington, D.C. Zaki won ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Dallas, Texas, with roots in Hyderabad, has won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old with roots from Hyderabad, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He outspelled over 240 of ...

Representing the Dallas states, the 13-year-old, Hyderabad origin made this fourth appearance in the Scripps Spelling Bee and ...

Faizan Zaki was declared the winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 29. After three days of competition, Zaki beat the other nine finalists to win the competition.

Faizan, the son of immigrants from South India, has long been known in spelling circles for his focus and dedication. His ...

The word that cured the best speller in the English language at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee was eclaircisement.

Experts in education and cognition often point to spelling bee champions as models of how early intellectual challenges can shape young minds. Zaki’s journey, especially his recovery from the ...

Faizan Zaki is the winner of 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee ... This was his fourth appearance at the national bee. Zaki began his journey in 2019 when he was 7 years old.