Indian-American Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling BeeFaizan Zaki, an Indian-American student, secured victory at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old from Texas correctly spelled...
30 May, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
What is Éclaircissement? 13-year-old Faizan Zaki spelt it correctly to win 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee after recovery from on-stage errorFaizan Zaki, 13, from Texas, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee after a brief misstep nearly cost him the title. He rebounded to co...
30 May, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Scripps National Spelling Bee: How to watch, top competitors, rules, and prizesThe Scripps National Spelling Bee, celebrating its 100th anniversary, commences on May 27th, featuring 243 spellers from across the globe. ...
26 May, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Bruhat Soma carries a winning streak into the Scripps National Spelling Bee finalsBruhat Soma, a 12-year-old from Tampa, Florida, aims to extend his three-time winning streak in spelling bees to four at the National Spell...
31 May, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
Indian-origin boy, 14, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee after answering this 11-letter wordDev Shah kept his cool as he asked precise questions about Greek roots before answering the question right and zooming his way to the top.
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, wins national spelling bee with word 'Murraya'; Indian-Americans come 2nd and 3rdShe also holds several Guinness World Records for dribbling multiple basketballs at a time.
10 Jul, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Going digital: Scripps National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual formatLast year's bee was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic
23 Feb, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Scripps National Spelling Bee cancelled for first time since WW-II, will now return in June 2021The decision follows the Bee's announcement in March that it was suspending the finals with hopes to reschedule.
22 Apr, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
Indian-American teen beats 15 finalists to win South Asian Spelling Bee contest with $3,000 prizeNavneeth Murali correctly spelled the word 'flipe' to win the contest.
20 Aug, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Meet the Indian-American siblings whose startup is honing winners in spelling beeSpelling bees are what Americans like to describe as a “uniquely American” pastime to determine the best speller of them all.
15 Jun, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
7 Indian-origin students win US National Spelling Bee for the first time in 94 yearsEach will receive the prize of USD 50,000 in cash.
31 May, 2019, 02.17 PM IST
Indian-Americans dominate Scripps National Spelling BeeIndian American children's domination of the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee could be put down to their perseverance, the competi...
26 May, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
President Obama meets Indian-American Spelling bee champsBarack Obama meets the spelling bee champion of Indian origin; fails to write two spellings properly given to him by the spelling bee champ...
16 Sep, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
Winning from LosingThe night before the main competition, she becomes a true mystic so that when she goes up to the national level, she knows what to do and d...
24 Apr, 2014, 04.08 AM IST
15 Indian-American students qualify for Spelling Bee semifinalsThe girls who succeeded include Himanvi Kopuri, Nikitha Chandran, Vanya Shivashankar, Neha Seshadri, Shobha Dasari and Vismaya Kharkar.
30 May, 2013, 11.00 AM IST
Indian-Americans aim to maintain dominance in US spelling beeNearly 50 Indian-Americans will vie to maintain their dominance in the prestigious National Spelling Bee competition in the US.
28 May, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- It’s no Spelling Bee, it’s Meaning Bee
If there is one place where the Indian American is on a surer footing than in Silicon Valley, then it is the Spelling Bee.
16 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST