By Talya Minsberg For the past year, Faizan Zaki, 13, had a schedule that would rival that of professional athletes. He trained five to six hours a day on weekdays and seven to eight hours on ...

OXON HILL, Md. -- Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite ...

“I honestly wouldn't be here without them,” the 13-year-old student says of his parents Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Faizan Zaki, 13, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship on ...

Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the bee after his ...

Onstage, surrounded by reporters and with confetti still clinging to his clothes, Faizan Zaki said that in all the years he has spent competing, he never imagined winning the Scripps National ...

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee OXON HILL, Md. -- Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him ...

Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, defeating eight other finalists and earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Faizan, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas ...

Faizan Zaki won by correctly spelling the word "éclaircissement." The winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee says that even after practicing spelling for nearly 40 hours a week prior to ...

Indian-American Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. Faizan Zaki is a 13-year ...

But wait, there's a typo there. Faizan Zaki would be able to tell you where – or read below. Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday ...