Geoff Hooper or Arlington, Tenn., 14, holds up the trophy after winning the 66th annual National Spelling Bee in Washington, June 3, 1993. Scripps Howard Vice President William Burleigh is at right.

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its ...

Faizan Zaki is hoping to do something that's rarely been achieved in 100 years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, holds the trophy after winning the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National ...

Duaa Siyah Ouznali, 13, of San Diego, reacts after correctly spelling her word as she competes during the first preliminary ...

OXON HILL, Md ... of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Sixty spellers ...

Chief pronouncer Jacques Bailly, left, and associate pronouncer Brian Sietsema, right, speak during a break in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on June 1, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts as he wins the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Faizan had a more nuanced ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The staff at Cincinnati Children's College Hill Campus gathered this week ... who goes by Mysta Bee. The mural features a portrait of Dr. Sorter with the hospital's logo ...

holds the trophy after winning the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana ...