Non-spanish speaker WINS Spaniard Scrabble world title

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.
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.
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, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title — despite the language barrier that stopped him from chatting with his opponents.
‘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
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 — despite the language barrier that stopped him from chatting with his opponents.
Spanish Scrabble winner doesn’t speak Spanish
Word savant wins Spanish Scrabble championship without even being able to speak Spanish after championing French and English titles.
New Zealand man wins Spanish world Scrabble title on first try. He doesn't speak Spanish
Nigel Richards is a holder of five English-language world titles and the Spanish world Scrabble title is his newest aquire.
New Zealander wins Spanish Scrabble contest. 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. 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.
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
New Zealander studies for a year to win Spanish world Scrabble title – and he doesn’t speak Spanish
The player from New Zealand, Nigel Richards, speaks no Spanish and started memorizing the language's Scrabble word list a ...
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New Zealander wins 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 ...