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2025 World Scrabble Championship, Accra Ghana: Summary of the Nigerian Green Locusts' Performance over Days 1 to 5 (PART B: Explanation of the Performance) ...Timi Woko🇳🇬 in table 1 at game 11. The first game Timi dropped at the WESPAC in Ghana was with Nigel Richards. (By Chinedu 'Sidespin' Thorpe Nosike Okwelogu, National Scrabble Champion, former Nigerian Scrabble #1, and Retired Deputy Director (Planning, Research, and Strategy), National Orientation Agency) 1. First of all, it is appropriate to recognise and applaud Barrister Timi Woko of Bayelsa State for his very praiseworthy feat of winning the First 10 Rounds of the World Scrabble Championship! He showed very uncommon resilience reminiscent of the potentials shown by yet another lawyer, Barrister Biodun Olaleru SAN in 1997. Timi's feat is being looked into by way of determining whether it is a World Scrabble Record performance. To put Timi Woko's exploits in proper perspective, it will be helpful to look ...

Team Nigeria has once again affirmed its global dominance in competitive Scrabble by emerging as the Best Country at the World English-language Scrabble Players Championship (WESPAC) 2025, held in Accra, Ghana. Team Nigeria🇳🇬 winner WESPA Championship 2025 The Nigerian contingent delivered a commanding performance across all rounds, finishing with the highest cumulative wins, an impressive points spread, and a consistency level that placed the country far ahead of other competing nations. The triumph in Accra marks another milestone for Nigeria, reinforcing its reputation as the leading Scrabble nation in the world. Nigeria excelled across the board, with players demonstrating high-level skill, discipline, and mental resilience. Key contributors from the national team recorded strong individual finishes that helped solidify the country’s overall standing at the championship. The team’s cohesion, preparation, and experience played a critical role in their victory, especially in a year...

Adam Logan vs Nigel Richards Adam Logan has emerged as the 2025 WESPAC World Scrabble Champion, securing a decisive 4 - 2 victory over Nigel Richards in the finals of the World English-Language Scrabble Players Association Championship that took place in Ghana. The Canadian mathematician and veteran wordsmith delivered a consistent, high-precision performance throughout the tournament, showcasing exceptional rack-management, strategic discipline, and endgame mastery. His win adds another major title to his remarkable career, having previously claimed the World Scrabble Championship in 2005. WESPAC 2025 brought together the strongest players in the world like, Weibin Toh, Timi Doko, Awolabi Lukman (the WESPA Chair) , Waseem from Pakistan, Timi Woko, but Logan’s composure and tactical strength placed him firmly above the pack. His final matchup against the legendary Nigel Richards who is widely regarded as the greatest scrabble player of all time was a show of elite fight for the trophy,...

 In Scrabble, most players focus only on scoring high, but champions know that the real secret to winning consistently is board control and patterns.  Board control means shaping the game’s flow by deciding where words can be played, and what kind of plays your opponent is allowed to make. Every tile you place can open or close the board, and experts use this to limit opportunities while keeping scoring options for themselves. Board Patterns mean the ability to read the movement of the board and predict the scoring structure for possible big scorings.  Here’s how scrabble professionals secretly control the board: 1. They Close Dangerous Openings If a triple word score is exposed, a strong player doesn’t always go for points, they block it instead. That’s defensive Scrabble. 2. They Create Scoring Channels Experts build “lanes” where only they can score big often by playing parallel words that leave premium squares open for their next turn.  3. They Play with Tile Me...

In Scrabble, the shortest words can bring the biggest scores. Two-letter words are not just fillers, they open up premium squares, hook longer words, and can completely change the flow of a game. Every serious player needs to master them. The List AA - rough lava AB - abdominal muscle AD - advertisement AE - one (Scottish) AG - agriculture (informal) AH - expression of surprise AI - a type of sloth AL - a type of East Indian tree AM - present tense of “be” AN - an article AR - the letter R AS - to the same degree AT - location word AW - expression of sympathy or disappointment AX - tool for chopping AY - yes (archaic/poetic) BA - eternal soul (Egyptian belief) BE - to exist BI - bisexual / prefix meaning two BO - slang for friend 🔑 Why They Matter 1. High points in tight spots - e.g., playing QI or ZA for double-digit scores. 2. Hooks for longer words - e.g., turning AX into TAX or MAX. 3. Board control - 2-letter plays can block an opponent’s premium spot. ✅ Final Tip Memorize these ...

Twas a well deserved win as the both  players jammed hard. Ituah was already 1 game ahead before the bout started as Daystar would wanted.  It is said that Daystar is the most improved player in the Intermediate category in Delta State. In case u no follow the bout Itua 1 Daystar⁩  0 Itua 2 Daystar⁩⁩  0 Itua 3 Daystar⁩⁩  0 Itua 3 Daystar⁩⁩  1 Itua 4 Daystar⁩⁩  1 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  1 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  2 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  3 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  4 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  5 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  5 Itua 5 Daystar⁩⁩  6 Itua 5 Daystar⁩  7 Itua 5 Daystar⁩  8

The Pool House Scrabble Club starts the month of July with a retreat coming up on the 4th day. The level of preparation from club players shows that the retreat will be full of intrigue.   The competition is specified for Pool House members.  Date: 4th July 2021 Venue: Ayalla Hotels, Yenagoa, Nigeria. Time: 12noon  Games: 8 

The drums of war have sounded yet again. This time, it's for the battle between  a SILVER and BRONZE MEDALIST  Mrs  DORCAS INNOCENT  who locks horns with the  SYNDROME WORD MASTER, a former SAMPHINO CHAMPION  Mr  NIMIBO THEOPHILUS  DATE : Saturday 26th of June 2021 VENUE : Hon. Gesiye's Compound, Samphino Road, Yenagoa. Bayelsa State. TIME : 10am prompt NUMBER OF GAMES : 10 STAR PRIZE : N10,000 Watch out for this space as our great TD  Dorcas 0 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 1 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 2 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 3 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 4 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 5 vs Nimi 1 Dorcas 5 vs Nimi 2 Dorcas 6 vs Nimi 2 Dorcas 6 vs Nimi 3 Dorcas 6 vs Nimi 4 Dorcas 7 vs Nimi 4 Dorcas 7 vs Nimi 5 Dorcas 7 vs Nimi 6 Dorcas 7 vs Nimi 7 Dorcas 8 vs Nimi 7 A battle well fought between the two.                   BOARDS BELOW   These players are known for their unique words and b...