Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps ...

The student from Brentwood’s Mirman School was among nine spellers from the original field of 243 to reach the finals.

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing ...

Watching Faizan’s victory was Bruhat Soma, his friend who beat him in last year’s bee when a lightning round was deployed to ...

Eleven-year-old Sarv Dharavane may have been the youngest contestant in the final, but his superlative spelling scored him third place in the competition.

US president Donald Trump on Friday again raised tensions amid the ongoing tariff war with China, attacking Beijing for ...

Sarv Dharavane, a fifth-grader at Austin Elementary School in DeKalb County, made it to the 19th round before the word ...

Faizan Zaki, a seventh-grade student from Dallas, Texas, was crowned the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National ...

The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send ...

Nine spellers will compete Thursday night for the championship in the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Click to find out how to watch.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and a metro Atlanta student ...