Recently arrived teenager wins Scrabble world title for Australia
2 sources·Updated August 13, 2026
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- Guardian Australia·2h 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…
Read at Guardian Australia → - ABC Just In AU·10h agoRecently arrived teenager wins Scrabble world title for Australia
Dineth Fernando has only been in Australia for seven months and has already brought home a world youth title for his country.
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