13-year-old Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki, 13, was a favorite to win this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee and was last year's runner-up.

• May 29, 2025

Hampton Middle School 8th grader heading to Scripps National Spelling Bee

An eighth grader at Hampton Middle School is representing the Pittsburgh area at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

• Mar 25, 2025

Heather and Kelly compete in a Talk Pittsburgh spelling bee

We're getting the fun started a little early with a mock spelling bee of our own as Heather and Kelly went head-to-head!

• Mar 18, 2024

Pittsburgh group putting on adult spelling bee for a special cause

A local group is putting on their largest fundraising event of the year, an adult spelling bee! Founding president and CEO of Civically, Marita Garrett, joined the show to tell us more.

• Mar 18, 2024

Florida teen Dev Shah wins 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 14-year-old won the bee by correctly spelling the word, "psammophile."

• Jun 1, 2023