13-Year-Old Melbourne Boy Wins World Scrabble Championship

Dineth Fernando, a 13-year-old from Melbourne whose first language is not English, has become a world Scrabble champion, attributing his win to simply finding and playing the right words.

13 Aug, 09:55 — 13 Aug, 09:55

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The GuardianMostly Factual18d ago

‘Lauf’ and ‘minceur’: the words that made a 13-year-old from Melbourne a world Scrabble champion

Dineth Fernando – who moved to Australia with his family in February – says he just needed to ‘find the word and play – that’s all’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dineth Fernando’s first language isn’t English and he only arrived in Melbourne six months ago – but already he’s claimed an international Scrabble title with an Australian flag draped around his shoulders. The 13-year-old won the 2026 world youth Scrabble championships in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi...

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‘Lauf’ and ‘minceur’: the words that made a 13-year-old from Melbourne a world Scrabble champion

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