Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the ...

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

Faizan Zaki (speller no. 207) won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling “éclaircissement.” The 13-year-old, who hails from Allen, Texas, readily spelled the word to become the champion in ...

Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spoke with "CBS Mornings Plus" about the tense ...

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The winning word, éclaircissement, was one Zaki told news outlets he "instantly" recognized. While its prefix may conjure ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Faizan Zaki has big plans for his $50,000 prize. Click to see how he wants to help ...

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.

"I was just so excited and, like, after I spoke my word, at the end, when I spoke my word, I was kind of losing breath," ...