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The winning word, éclaircissement, was one Zaki told news outlets he "instantly" recognized. While its prefix may conjure ...

Faizan captured the coveted Scripps Cup on Thursday night after correctly spelling éclaircissement, a French word meaning clarification or enlightenment. (Scripps News) ...

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Faizan Zaki of Texas is the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner after correctly spelling éclaircissement.

This was updated at 8:40 p.m. Thursday with the results of Akshaj Somisetty's performance in the national spelling bee.