Watch as 13-year-old wins US National Spelling Bee crown with 15-letter word

Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee a year after finishing runner-upSource: AP

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00:00Hello Dr. Bailey. Hi Faison. So if you spell this next word correctly, we will declare you the

00:13champion of the historic 100th year of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Now let's all of us take a

00:21deep breath. I did not help at all. Well, a certain pacing would help to follow. Yeah. Okay. Your word

00:40is eclaircissement. Eclaircissement. E-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. Eclaircissement. That is correct.

01:02Congratulations Faison Zaki. You are the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.

01:10And on behalf of the EW Scripps Company, I'm pleased, really pleased to present to you with the Scripps Cup.

01:20And on behalf of the EW Scripps Company, I'm pleased, really pleased to present to you with the Scripps Cup.