Faizan bested Sarvadnya Kadam in the 20th round to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29. He sealed the deal that night by nailing éclaircissement, running out of breath and collapsing ...

Adeel Hassan Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back from a late-stage flub in Thursday’s competition to easily spell “éclaircissement” and take ...

Faizan Zaki won by correctly spelling the word "éclaircissement." The winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee says that even after practicing spelling for nearly 40 hours a week prior to ...

Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, defeating eight other finalists and earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Faizan, a 13-year-old from Allen ...

Oxon Hill, Maryland (AP) – Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence.

Faizan Zaki said that in all the years he has spent competing, he never imagined winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy. But that’s not exactly true. Faizan, 13, who came to his first ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, has been named the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. He was the runner-up in last year’s bee ...

Faizan Zaki was the big winner at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrated its 100th anniversary. At the first Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1925, there were only nine participants.

Columnist Justice B. Hill celebrates the dedication of teens who channel their talents into wordcraft—whether in national ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite ...

The 13-year-old won the centennial competition with "éclaircissement" Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock Faizan Zaki is the 2025 champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. The winner ...