Between the English, French and Spanish Scrabble dictionaries, Richards has memorized how to spell about 1 million words, Tang said. “He’s basically better than a computer,” Tang said.

GRANADA, Spain (WKRC) - A Scrabble champion left an entire tournament confused after he won the Spanish World Scrabble Championships despite not speaking any Spanish. Nigel Richards is a household ...

The winner of the Spanish World Scrabble Championships beat out more than 150 competitors, and he does not even speak Spanish. Nigel Richards, a professional player from New Zealand, won the ...

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. Skip to main content.

A New Zealand man hailed as a Scrabble phenom dominated the Spanish World Scrabble Championships – despite reportedly not speaking the language. Nigel Richards claimed victory at this year’s ...

Recognized in international Scrabble over his three-decade career as the greatest player of all time, Richards’ Spanish language victory was notable even by his standards, other players said.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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.