AP PHOTOS: Top young spellers compete in 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee

May 27, 2025, 3:26 PM

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, lays on the stage as confetti drops around him after he won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language competed at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.

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