Faizan has been spelling for more than half his life. He competed in the 2019 bee as a 7-year-old, getting in through a wild-card program that has since been discontinued.

Faizan Zaki celebrates after being named the winner of the 100th 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday. Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post via Getty Images.

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas, holds the prize after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Steve Gorman ...

Edith Fuller beat out 53 other students at a spelling bee in Tulsa to land a spot in the national spelling bee.

Last year when DeKalb County student Sarv Dharavane came in 22nd place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he told his parents he could go further. The 11-year-old kept his promise this year ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee aren’t celebrities, exactly. Those who competed before it was televised by ESPN — it now airs on Scripps-owned ION — aren’t often recognized by ...

Anger as National Spelling Bee introduces new words to mix up competition. For those who might find the new words unfair, Scripps has a message: Study harder ...

TROY, Mich. – A Troy eighth grader is making waves after an impressive run at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sanvi Mandvekar, 13, from Larson Middle School, made it to the top 57 spellers in ...

Indian-American Faizan Zaki Wins National Spelling Bee In US During one stretch, six spellers got 28 consecutive words right, and there were three perfect rounds during the finals.