How love proved more than a 14 point scrabble score
The Berkshire couple brought together through a love of the board game have been married for more than 20 years ...
Reading Chronicle on MSN16h
Couple who bonded over love for Scrabble still play in tournaments - 30 years on
A couple are never lost for words and bonded over their love of Scrabble - are still playing tournaments together 30 years on ...
Scrabble Genius Wins Spanish Scrabble Title—Without Speaking Spanish
Nigel Richards from New Zealand has won Scrabble titles around the world, including in France, despite not speaking the language.
Scrabble enthusiasts gather for New Year’s tournament, blending competition and camaraderie
The Let’s Play Scrabble New Year’s Tournament attracts diverse players for intense competition and socializing.
Voice of America25d
New Zealander who doesn’t speak Spanish wins Spanish world Scrabble title
Richards started memorizing the language's Scrabble word list a year ago, his friend Liz Fagerlund -– a New Zealand Scrabble official -– told The Associated Press. "He can't understand why ...
New York Post27d
How the Spanish Scrabble world champion beat competitors — without speaking the language
This could leave you at a loss for words. A New Zealand man has won the Scrabble world championship for Spanish words — despite not speaking the language. Nigel Richards — who now holds an ...
The Mirror28d
'Tiger Woods' of Scrabble wins Spanish championship – but doesn't speak a word of Spanish
A man in his 50s has scooped a major Scrabble title following a competition in Spain - all while not speaking a word of the language. New Zealand-born Nigel Richards, the "Tiger Woods of Scrabble ...
CNN28d
He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish
His friend and long-time supporter Liz Fagerlund told CNN at the time that Richards spent nine weeks memorizing the French Scrabble dictionary – which reportedly contains nearly 400,000 words.
The Washington Post23d
This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion? A man who can’t speak Spanish.
“Nigel shows us that we don’t understand the limit of the human brain,” said Stefan Fatsis, the author of “Word Freak,” a book about competitive Scrabble. “And he continues ...
UPI27d
Man who doesn't speak Spanish wins Spanish Scrabble Championships
Liz Fagerlund, a longtime friend, said Richards spent nine weeks memorizing the nearly 400,000-word French-language Scrabble dictionary. "It's most likely that he's wired differently; he doesn't ...
Al Bawaba News25d
Man wins Spanish Scrabble Championships without knowing how to speak Spanish
Liz Fagerlund, a longtime friend, said Richards spent nine weeks memorizing the nearly 400,000-word French-language Scrabble dictionary. "It's most likely that he's wired differently; he doesn't ...