Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - MAY 29: Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas spells his word in the finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center ...

An 11-year-old from metro Atlanta finished in third place at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sarv Dharavane, a fifth-grader at Austin Elementary School in DeKalb County, made it to ...

Faizan Zaki lays on the ground moments after correctly spelling the winning word. AP “He’s crazy. He’s having a good time, and he’s doing what he loves, which is spelling,” Evans said.

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, has been named the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. He was the runner-up in last year’s bee ...

DUNWOODY, GA — A fifth-grader from Dunwoody has made his city proud by finishing third in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sarv Dharavane, an 11-year-old student at Austin Elementary ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.

The family of Hannah Kuo, 12, of San Bernardino County, cheers after she correctly spells her word in the semifinals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and ...

Duaa qualified for the national bee by winning by the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling droshky, a public carriage used in Russia, to end the 27-round ...

Columbia’s Ananya Aggarwal incorrectly defined the word during Round 5 of the quarterfinals at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning, bringing her time in the competition to an end.

Quarterfinals for the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be available to watch Wednesday, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., on Bounce XL. Semifinals and finals can be watched Wednesday and Thursday night ...

The winner will receive $50,000 from the Scripps National Spelling Bee, $2,500 and a reference library from the dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, $400 in reference works from Encyclopedia ...