Scrabble
Jeff Grant: Scrabble superstar
New Zealand crowned it's newest Scrabble Master over Easter Weekend - but the champion for 2022 is no stranger to glory. Of 38 Masters championships, Jeff Grant has claimed 10. He's taken home another… Audio
Dr Alastair Richards: taking the title of world Scrabble champ
To most people Scrabble might seem a fun game to break out during the summer holidays, but for Alastair Richards it's serious business. Audio
Hasbro looks to ban hundreds of 'slurs' from Scrabble
Hasbro, the brand owner of Scrabble in North America is looking to remove hundreds of words from the game's official lexicon for tournaments, in an effort to 'protect family values'. Howard Warner… Audio
Accepted Scrabble words gets an update
Scrabble has accepted 2,862 new words. Youth culture slang phrases have been added in the first update since 2015. These include sharenting, blud and bae. Others such as incel, antivaxxer and fatberg… Audio
Expert on scrabble
Our Monday expert is Howard Warner - president of NZ Association of Scrabble Players who tell us all about scrabble - how to play, how to win, and why you don't need to be an English scholar to be a… Audio
Scrabble, black sand & rope climbing
With the school holidays in full swing, Kennedy Warne has some new words for Scrabble lovers, also a visit to the black sands of Auckland's West Coast to Whites Beach. And is free climbing… Audio, Gallery
The World Seniors' Scrabble Championship
The World Seniors' Championship in scrabble has kicked off in Christchurch. Paul Lister has the latest results and explains the rules being used to officiate. Audio
Competitive Scrabble - Stefan Fatsis
Champion- a 17 point word in Scrabble that doesn't even come close to describing the amazing feat of New Zealander Nigel Richards. A few weeks ago, Richards won the French Scrabble Championship, even… Audio
Kiwi genius stuns Scrabble world winning French title
New Zealand's scrabble champion, Nigel Richards, is now the French champion - and he's done this without speaking the language. Audio
Scrabble purists dismiss call for new tile scores
How much value should we give to the letters Q Z and X in scrabble? Cushla Norman reports. Audio
Scrabble Champ
Ten-year-old Alex Leckie-Zaharic has won the Dunedin schools scrabble competition. He is also the youngest player ever to compete in the New Zealand National Scrabble Tournament, where he was up… Audio
Scrabble words
Two official bibles of the world of Scrabble- updated and definitive lists of each and every word you can play- have just come out. There's nearly 3000 new words - from Facebook to wagyu - but still… Audio