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.
Man who doesn't speak Spanish wins Spanish Scrabble Championships
A renowned speller known as the "Tiger Woods of Scrabble" took the top spot at the Spanish World Scrabble Championships in Spain, despite not speaking Spanish.
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.
Man wins Spanish and French scrabble championships despite not speaking the languages
Among his wins was his first famous win, the 2015 French-language title, where he claimed that he only knew 'Bonjour' in the language, and not much else. All he did, according to friend and supported Liz Fagerlund, is memorise the French Scrabble dictionary, albeit for just nine weeks.
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.
‘Tiger Woods of Scrabble’ Wins Spanish Championships Even Though He Doesn’t Speak the Language
Benjamín Olaizola, who came second to New Zealander Nigel Richards, called his opponent a “gifted guy” with “very particular abilities"
New Zealander Won Spanish Scrabble Championship Without Speaking the Language
This isn’t the first time Richards has crossed language barriers with his Scrabble prowess. In 2015, he won the Francophone World Championship without speaking or understanding
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