Melody Hinkle, a seventh grader from Brewer Middle School, beat out 34 other contestants from around America to claim the ...

Faizan has been spelling for more than half his life. He competed in the 2019 bee as a 7-year-old, getting in through a wild-card program that has since been discontinued.

Faizan Zaki celebrates after being named the winner of the 100th 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday. Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post via Getty Images This year is the 100th ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing the French-derived word "eclaircissement," synonymous with ...

Faizan Zaki won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with "éclaircissement," marking the competition's 100th anniversary and becoming the first runner-up to win in nearly 25 years.

Spelling Bee Highlights: Faizan Zaki, Once a Runner-Up, Is Now a Winner. After flubbing a chance to win earlier in Thursday’s Scripps National Spelling Bee final, the 13-year-old from the Dallas ...

Last year when DeKalb County student Sarv Dharavane came in 22nd place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he told his parents he could go further. The 11-year-old kept his promise this year ...

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 ...

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

Winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee aren’t celebrities, exactly. Those who competed before it was televised by ESPN — it now airs on Scripps-owned ION — aren’t often recognized by ...

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 ...

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 ...