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 ...

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I did not win the National Spelling Bee by triumphing over my autism. I won the National Spelling Bee because of my autism,” the 53-year-old Pennington says. “For me, ...

The spelling bee is indirectly teaching us skills that we can use so much in the future.” Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Sarv won the state bee two years in a row.

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

Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship on Thursday, May 29 — and says he couldn't have done it without the support of his parents and twin sister.

Spelling bees are a century-old tradition. What’s now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee was spearheaded by The Courier Journal 100 years ago.

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 ...

Even decades later, some can recall the exact word that knocked them out of their school spelling bee. Share your word and/or story with us in our survey inside the article.

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FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...