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, 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.

So at the age of 6, I started deeply studying it. “From that, I started my spelling journey in fourth grade as a way to streamline my learning of English,” he added.

Kyah, a type of Indian partridge, was the word that tripped him up in the end. Harini Murali, 13, from Edison, N.J., and Aishwarya Kallakuri, 14, from Charlotte, N.C., fell in the same round to ...

A 13-year-old Indian-American boy won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "eclaircissement". Faizan Zaki, who was last year's runner-up, sealed his victory on May ...

NDTV Asked Indian-Origin Spelling Bee Champion To Spell 4 Words. His Response Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion who took home over Rs 40,00,000, a medal, and a trophy after winning the ...

(NewsNation) — Faizan Zaki, a seventh-grader from Allen, Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He shared that he visualizes typing words on a keyboard to help him spell them. Zaki said ...

It all began when he was curious about spelling bees in the third grade. He began competing in both local and state competitions, and eventually made it to the National Spelling Bee in 2012.

"From first grade to fourth grade, I had no intent of winning. I thought, OK, I'll just go for fun," he said. "But then, in fifth grade, I really started getting serious and I had that drive to win." ...

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 ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old Texas native, took home the winning title and $52,500 grand prize at the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating out runner-up Sarvadnya Kadam.

Below is your chance to spell it correctly, along with other past words used to crown champion spellers, ahead of the National Spelling Bee that kicked off May 27. Here are five of the Scripps ...