India, May 30 -- Faizan Zaki has been crowned the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old clinched the title by correctly spelling the word eclaircissement in the final round. Sarvadnya Kadam finished as the runner-up.

Who is Faizan Zaki?

Zaki is 7th-grade student at C.M. Rice Middle School in Dallas, Texas. This was his fourth appearance at the national bee. He tied for 370th place in 2019, improved to 21st in 2023, and narrowly missed the title with a 2nd-place finish last year.

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