Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old Plano ISD student from Allen, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee after finishing second last year.
Zaki, a seventh-grader at C.M. Rice Middle School, earned the title in round 21 when he correctly spelled “éclaircissement,” which is defined as “the clearing up of something obscure: enlightenment.”...