Non-spanish speaker WINS Spaniard Scrabble world title

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.
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.
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.
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 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.
How the Spanish Scrabble world champion beat competitors — without speaking the language
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title.
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.
‘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 Wins Spanish World Scrabble Title Without Knowing Language
Nigel Richards, a professional player who holds five English-language world titles, won the Spanish world Scrabble championships in Granada, Spain, in November, losing only one game out of 24. Richards speaks no Spanish and started memorizing the language’s Scrabble word list a year ago,
Non-Spanish Speaker Wins Spanish Scrabble World Title
While you might not hope to battle for Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World without some fancy footwork and a solid left hook, turns out you can still win the Spanish Scrabble World Title without,
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This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion is a man who can’t speak Spanish
Nigel Richards could barely exchange pleasantries in Spanish when he arrived at a Scrabble tournament in Spain last month, ...
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 ...