Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has just won this year's national Scripps Spelling Bee. His winning word was "éclaircissement," a French word that means clarification, explanation or ...

The first National Spelling Bee was held in Louisville, Kentucky in 1925 and was won by Frank Neuhauser, who correctly spelled "gladiolus." The Scripps National Spelling Bee has grown significantly ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, has been named the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. He was the runner-up in last year’s bee and on ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...