Faizan Zaki, the 13-year-old champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spoke with "CBS Mornings Plus" about the tense ...

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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

CHATHAM — Pittsylvania County leaders delivered bottled water to residents of Robin Court on Wednesday morning, the first of ...

Previous winners say the spelling bee has become much more competitive and credit television with making it a cultural ...

To his right was the Scripps trophy. And with that, it hardly seemed to matter. “The Spelling Bee is my life,” he said. 10:37 ...

From the first winning word (gladiolus) to the use of fast-paced spell-offs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has endured for 100 years.

This year's national spelling bee champion will be the 110th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an ...

Lima’s participant in the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee fell out of the competition during the third round ...

After 10 grueling rounds that began with 243 young contestants — and six locals — before winnowing the field to nine, one ...

A sixth-grader at Philistine Rondo School of Discovery in Eastvale was eliminated in the sixth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland when she misspelled ...

Last year's second-place speller, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki, is back again this year competing against 242 other spelling bee champions from around the country. He's joined by three North Texas spellers ...