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Big Words, big money at World Scrabble Championship

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November 13, 2017
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The scrabble world championships took place in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Akshay Bhandarkar, from Bahrain, won the title and $20,000 (£15,000) in prize money.

He beat Nigeria’s Peter Moses in a seven-game thriller of a final.

Video journalist: Mike Onyiego

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