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Spain’s new Scrabble champion doesn’t speak Spanish
Richards speaks no Spanish and started memorizing the language's Scrabble word list a year ago, his friend Liz Fagerlund, a New Zealand Scrabble official, said. “He can’t understand why other ...
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Scrabble bans long list of words players are no longer allowed to use
The owners of the beloved board game Scrabble have banned a long list of words players are no longer allowed to use, prompting furious debate. The banned list includes words considered to be racial or ...
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Scrabble Genius Wins Spanish Scrabble Title—Without Speaking Spanish
Richards, who holds five English-language world titles, spent a year memorizing the Spanish Scrabble word list to prepare. Liz Fagerlund, a New Zealand Scrabble official and Richards' friend ...
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Sulky word wins Scrabble championship
A Scrabble whizz has won his fourth world championship - playing the word "groutier" to win the title. Nigel Richards, 51 and from New Zealand, beat Californian Jesse Day in the final at the ...
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New Zealander studies for a year to win Spanish world Scrabble title – and he doesn’t speak Spanish
Richards speaks no Spanish and started memorizing the language's Scrabble word list a year ago, his friend Liz Fagerlund – a New Zealand Scrabble official – told AP. “He can’t understand ...