"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, 13, of Texas, is the winner of the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee! Zaki, last year’s runner-up, launched ...

Texas teen Faizan Zaki spelled his way to victory in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a word most adults can't ...

The Final Word At the National Spelling Bee Has Everyone Scratching Their Heads first appeared on Parade on May 30, 2025 This ...

Try your luck at spelling some of the tricky words that recent winners have conquered to seal their victories.

Plano ISD middle schooler Faizan Zaki returned to North Texas on Wednesday as the newly named Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

While the origin of the word "bee" is still disputed, according to Merriam-Webster — which has been involved with the ...

Seventh grader Arnie Parat jumped from 89th in 2022 to 20th place in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, continuing a ...

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the ...

Philly champ Jayden Jiang and South Jersey champ Isaac Geremew both made their second visit to National Harbor, Maryland, and ...

There were 243 talented spellers from around the world who competed in the competition this year, attempting to correctly ...

There are times when the Scripps National Spelling Bee transforms into a geography bee. Scripps has begun relying on obscure ...