AP PHOTOS: Top young spellers compete in 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee
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)
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.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts as he wins the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts as he wins the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, falls to the stage after winning 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)
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, falls to the stage after winning 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)
Holden Connor Good, 13, left, reacts after spelling a word correctly as Aishwarya Kallakuri, 14, of Charlotte, N.C., right, looks on during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Holden Connor Good, 13, left, reacts after spelling a word correctly as Aishwarya Kallakuri, 14, of Charlotte, N.C., right, looks on during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Harini Murali, 13, of Edison, N.J., competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Harini Murali, 13, of Edison, N.J., competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Natalie Mae Linthicum, 13, of St. Joseph, Mo., gestures as she spells her word during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Natalie Mae Linthicum, 13, of St. Joseph, Mo., gestures as she spells her word during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Audience members watch as spellers compete in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Audience members watch as spellers compete in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Participants stretch as they compete during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Participants stretch as they compete during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Chilaka Timothy Ugobi, 13, of Bismarck, N.D., competes in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Chilaka Timothy Ugobi, 13, of Bismarck, N.D., competes in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Oliver Halkett, 13, of Los Angeles, reacts after spelling his word incorrectly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Oliver Halkett, 13, of Los Angeles, reacts after spelling his word incorrectly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Rowena Cresswell-Blickley, 13, of Pottsville, Pa., reacts after spelling her word correctly as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Rowena Cresswell-Blickley, 13, of Pottsville, Pa., reacts after spelling her word correctly as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Brian Liu, 13, of Great Neck, N.Y., is congratulated by Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, as he competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Brian Liu, 13, of Great Neck, N.Y., is congratulated by Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, as he competes in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, holds up the trophy after winning the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md., as E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson watches. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, holds up the trophy after winning the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md., as E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson watches. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)