'Groutier': sulky word gives New Zealander fourth world Scrabble title

Nigel Richards, 51, takes championship with 3-1 win over American Jesse Day

Tactically spelled out across a double-word scoring tile, “groutier” – from “grouty”, meaning cross, sulky or surly – earned Nigel Richards 68 points, $8,000 (£6,200) and the right to call himself the greatest ever player of competitive Scrabble.

The 51-year-old Malaysian-based New Zealander took his fourth English Scrabble world title in 11 years after beating the American Jesse Day 3-1. Richards is the only player to have won the title more than once, and he also took the French Scrabble title for the second time earlier this year.

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