Faizan Zaki correctly prescribed the French word “éclaircossement”, a synonym for enlightenment, to win the Scrippps national spelling bee in 2025 in the United States.
The 13-year-old from Texas exceeded eight other finalists and won last year's champion Sarvadnya Kadam to ask for the title and take the $ 52,500 award.
Zaki lost to Kadam in 2024 during a round tiebreaker's rapid elimination.