The champion of French Scrabble a couple years back was a New Zealander who didn't speak the language: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/21/4249803

The champion of French Scrabble a couple years back was a New Zealander who didn't speak the language: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/21/424980378/winner-of-french-scrabble-title-does-not-speak-french http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/21/424980378/...