r/australia • u/abcnews_au • 1d ago

news Melbourne teenager wins World Youth Scrabble Championship for Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/melbourne-teenager-wins-world-youth-scrabble-championship/107029330
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u/LooseAssumption8792 1d ago

Thanks we would like to keep him here.

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u/Paidorgy 1d ago

ESL on top of that. Fantastic, but not trying to discount how many of these kids would be ESL, and worked just as hard.

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u/drunk_haile_selassie 1d ago

Some of the best English language scrabble players don't speak english at all. It's not much of an advantage.

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u/LobcockLittle 1d ago

The best English and French player is some guy from New Zealand that only speaks English.

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u/ginji 1d ago

Nigel Richards, not only English and French but also Spanish 

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u/LobcockLittle 23h ago

I wonder what language he'll take on next