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

If you weren't playing along at home during Thursday night's final, take our mini-Bee quiz, which uses words from the real ...

Faizan Zaki — who was last year's runner-up — is the winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old ...

The Sporting News tracked the results from each round at the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, where Faizan Zaki emerged as ...

An eighth grader in the Cumberland Valley School District is one of the best spellers in the country. Akshaj Somisetty, 13, an eighth-grader at Mountain View Middle School, finished in ninth place in ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee finals will air on ION and is available for live streaming on a variety of platforms.

This was updated at 8:40 p.m. Thursday with the results of Akshaj Somisetty's performance in the national spelling bee.

From the first winning word (gladiolus) to the use of fast-paced spell-offs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has endured for 100 years.

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its ...