Faizan Zaki, champion of 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, poses with some of his trophies he won during his spelling journey, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at his residence in Allen. (Shafkat ...

ALLEN, Texas — Faizan Zaki readied himself at the kitchen table for a challenge. His father scrolled through his online Merriam-Webster subscription in search of Scottish Gaelic words — a ...

ALLEN — Faizan Zaki readied himself at the kitchen table for a challenge. His father scrolled through his online Merriam-Webster subscription in search of Scottish Gaelic words — a notoriously ...

Melody Hinkle, a seventh grader from Brewer Middle School, beat out 34 other contestants from around America to claim the ...