Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has just won this year's national Scripps Spelling Bee. His winning word was "éclaircissement," a French word that means clarification, explanation or ...
After flubbing a chance to win earlier in Thursday’s Scripps National Spelling Bee final, the 13-year-old from the Dallas area came back and spelled “éclaircissement” correctly to become champion.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held in ...