Many players do indeed memorise groups of related words and patterns of word formation. But Nigel Richards? He's on another level: https://youtu.be/35rqRFXPWJo

Many players do indeed memorise groups of related words and patterns of word formation. But Nigel Richards? He's on another level: https://youtu.be/35rqRFXPWJo?t=143 https://youtu.be/35rqRFXPWJo?t=143 knowing even exceptions to patterns and differences between dictionaries, for 9-letter words, in a game where players only have 7 letter-tiles.