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Indian-American Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Updated on: 31 May,2025 08:59 AM IST  |  New York
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Zaki bested Sarvadnya Kadam to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night; a 7th-grade student at C M Rice Middle School, Zaki finished second in 2024 in a spell-off to another Indian-American Bruhat Soma

Indian-American Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki spells his word during the finals, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

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Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old Indian-American student from Texas, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he spelt ‘éclaircissement’ correctly, maintaining the dominance of the children from the community in the prestigious US competition. Zaki bested Sarvadnya Kadam to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.

A 7th-grade student at C M Rice Middle School, Zaki finished second in 2024 in a spell-off to another Indian-American Bruhat Soma. This was Zaki’s fourth time participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. This was Zaki’s fourth time participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He earned the prestigious title in round 21, after outlasting eight other accomplished spellers.


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