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I had an English teacher in high school who was ranked like #3 in competitive Swedish scrabble. He didn’t speak Swedish in any meaningful sense, just memorized
by CrazyStat 2y ago
I had an English teacher in high school who was ranked like #3 in competitive Swedish scrabble. He didn’t speak Swedish in any meaningful sense, just memorized all the good words.
- madcaptenor 2y agoAt one point, the world champion of French Scrabble was Nigel Richards, a New Zealander who doesn't know any French: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/21/new-french-scrabble-champion-nigel-richards-doesnt-speak-french https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/21/new-fre...
- hellogoodbye 2y agoMemorizing the words is one thing, but as the article mentions it's a lot more strategy involved. Rack management, memorizing the right hooks, knowing when to use the right hooks, closing up the board for your opponent etc.