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

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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. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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