CLEVELAND, Ohio – With calm confidence and one last tricky French word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Texas spelled his way to victory Thursday night in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zaki ...

That was the winning word of the 2025 National Spelling Bee. Faizan Zakia a 13-year-old seventh grader from Dallas, Texas, spelled the word correctly to win the spelling bee after coming in second ...

Texas teen Faizan Zaki spelled his way to victory in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a word most adults can't even pronounce. His winning word? Éclaircissement. Here's how the 13-year ...