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.

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Faizan Zaki first competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2019. A 13-year-old Indian-American boy won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "eclaircissement".

A recap from the finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee including words, definitions and analysis.

The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the average person likely never heard of, let alone could spell.

After finishing second in last year's competition, Faizan Zaki of Allen won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. See which word he won with.

13-year-old Faizan Zaki won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a word many adults would struggle to even pronounce.

See how you would fare trying to spell these words that made the world's best spellers champions.

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Students face off in the annual Arizona Spelling Bee: Can you spell the winning words? "I'm excited to meet other spellers at the national bee," said this year's Arizona winner, Esha Marupudi.

Here are the students who won the Miami Herald Spelling Bee for Broward and Miami-Dade/Monroe counties. The winners will go to Scripps National Spelling Bee.