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.
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.
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 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"
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 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.
Against All Odds: The Non-Spanish Speaker Who Became a Spanish Scrabble Champion
New Zealander Nigel Richards, renowned Scrabble master, won the Spanish Scrabble World Championship despite not speaking the language. Known for his unconventional memorization strategy, Richards added another title to his extensive collection,
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.
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.
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 ...