US Boy Clinches Spelling Bee Win with 'Éclaircissement'

Watch as 13-year-old wins US National Spelling Bee crown with 15-letter word

Watch the moment a 13-year-old wins the US National Spelling Bee crown by correctly spelling a 15-letter word. Faizan Zaki from Texas was given the French-derived word ‘eclaircissement’, meaning enlightenment, to spell at the final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday (29 May). After pretending to type each letter on an imaginary keyboard, the 13-year-old fell to his knees with joy when he was declared the winner. Zaki, who takes hom…

From ‘Gladiolus’ to ‘Éclaircissement’: Spelling Still Matters a Century Later

This is not your grandparents’ Scripps National Spelling Bee. In 1976, the nation’s bicentennial year, Tim Kneale of Syracuse correctly recited the letters of the word “narcolepsy” to become the 49th national champion and the first from New York state. The 8th-grader successfully spelled conceit, opalescent, carafe, egalitarian, supernumerary, persiflage, literati, aphotic, demulcent, hagiology, and sauerbraten ahead of the winning word to claim…

Texas middle schooler takes home spelling bee crown with 'eclaircissement'

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday after finishing second in 2024.

US boy clinches Spelling Bee win with 'éclaircissement'

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee, after missing out on the title and coming in second place last year.

'Éclaircissement': Watch 13-year-old win US National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki correctly spelled the French-derived word "éclaircissement" to secure the title and take home the $52,500 prize.

Faizan Zaki, 13, crowned US National Spelling Bee champion - Regional Media News

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing the French-derived word “eclaircissement,” synonymous with enlightenment, in the 21st round of the contest finals. He edged out 14-year-old Sarvadnya Kadam, from Visalia, California, who finished in second place after misspelling “Uaupes,” a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America, in the 20t…