Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has just won this year's national Scripps Spelling Bee. His winning word was "éclaircissement," a French word that means clarification, explanation or ...

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.

Faizan closed his eyes and puffed his chest. “That did not help at all,” he joked, a moment of levity before the middle ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, the winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is presented a trophy from E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson on Thursday.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted ...

FILE - In this May 28, 2019 file photo, the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy sits in front of competitors in Oxon Hill, Md. Breaking from a tradition of being led by former contestants, ...

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. The first bee was held ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee finals live stream, TV channel. The Bee’s finals will air on Scripps-owned channel ION. The finals will also air on Scripps’ other national networks: Bounce, Grit ...

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an eight-way tie in 2019.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won't be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the ...