Rarely does anyone imagine kids standing in front of a microphone, spelling words the average adult has to immediately Google. However, at times, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is as ...

Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion who took home over Rs 40,00,000, a medal, and a trophy after winning the National Spelling Bee championship.

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Meet the Berkeley grad student who leads the effort picking the Scripps National Spelling Bee words The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an American tradition that spans decades.

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.

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

The Scripps Spelling Bee has stumped spellers from around the country since 1925. Here are some of the hardest winning words from spelling bee history.

Spelling bees are a century-old tradition. What’s now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee was spearheaded by The Courier Journal 100 years ago.

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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.