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

Onstage, surrounded by reporters and with confetti still clinging to his clothes, Faizan Zaki said that in all the years he has spent competing, he never imagined winning the Scripps National ...

Faizan Zaki Overcomes a Shocking, Self-Inflicted Flub and Wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him.

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 ...

OXON HILL, Md. — 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 entering ...

OXON HILL, Md. — Plano ISD student Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night by correctly spelling éclaircissement. Here’s what you need to know about the ...

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 ...

“I honestly wouldn't be here without them,” the 13-year-old student says of his parents Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship on ...

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 entering the bee after his ...

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 entering the bee after his ...