31/05/2025
A proud moment for Hyderabad and India! Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old originally from Hyderabad and now living in Allen, Texas, has won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling “éclaircissement,” meaning “the clearing up of something obscure: enlightenment.”
Adam Symson and Speller 207, Faizan Zaki of Allen, Texas, representing Dallas Sports Commission, winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29, 2025 in National Harbor, MD.
Faizan’s remarkable journey:
- 2019 – 370th place
- 2023 – 21st place
- 2024 – 2nd place (runner-up)
- 2025 – Champion
Representing the Dallas Sports Commission, Faizan became only the fifth person in the Bee’s history to win after being the runner-up the previous year.