Faizan Zaki of Texas is the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner after correctly spelling éclaircissement.

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Faizan bested Sarvadnya Kadam in the 20th round to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29. He sealed the deal ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship on Thursday, May 29 — and says he couldn't have done it ...

Plano ISD student Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night by correctly spelling ...

Plano ISD student Faizan Zaki, 13, cleared away any possible doubt about his phenomenal spelling abilities – and perseverance ...

"I was just so excited and, like, after I spoke my word, at the end, when I spoke my word, I was kind of losing breath," ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old Indo-American who won the championship title at the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Scroll ...

Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spoke with "CBS Mornings Plus" about the tense ...

This year, Faizan also studied specifically for the spell-off, the final tiebreaking round that cost him a win last year. In ...

Watching Faizan’s victory was Bruhat Soma, his friend who beat him in last year’s bee when a lightning round was deployed to ...

The winning word, éclaircissement, was one Zaki told news outlets he "instantly" recognized. While its prefix may conjure ...