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 ...

The winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee will walk away with a nice cash prize, as well as major bragging rights.

Faizan Zaki is the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The 13-year-old spelled the word "éclaircissement" correctly on Thursday night to win in the 100th anniversary of the competition ...

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.

As the Scripps bee turns 100, a new champion is crowned Previous winners say the spelling bee has become much more competitive and credit television with making it a cultural phenomenon each year.

Faizan Zaki, 13, was a favorite to win this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee and was last year's runner-up.