This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion? A man who can’t speak Spanish.
Nigel Richards, arguably the best Scrabble player ever, previously won French tournaments without speaking the language.
Spain’s new Scrabble champion doesn’t speak Spanish
A man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title.That’s despite the language barrier that stopped him from chatting with his opponents.
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title.
New Zealander who doesn’t speak Spanish wins Spanish world Scrabble title
Nigel Richards, a professional player who holds five English-language world titles, won the Spanish world Scrabble championships in Granada, Spain, in November, losing one game out of 24.
He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man hailed as a Scrabble phenom dominated the Spanish World Scrabble Championships – despite reportedly not speaking the language.
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.
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New Zealander Wins Spanish World Scrabble Title Without Knowing Language
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New Zealander Nigel Richards, who doesn't speak Spanish, studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble championship
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