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92-Year-Old Scrabble Champion Credits Luck and Vocabulary

1/15/2026

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Diana Beasley, 92, won the B Division title at the Final Fling Scrabble event in Reading, recording 10 wins and a draw in 15 rounds.
Beasley has played Scrabble since 1964 and attributes her success to luck and knowledge of obscure words like muriates and waxiest.
She co-founded the Exeter Scrabble Club in 1977 and plans to use the £200 prize for more tournaments.

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Story summary

Diana Beasley, 92, won the B Division title at the Final Fling Scrabble event in Reading, recording 10 wins and a draw in 15 rounds.
Beasley has played Scrabble since 1964 and attributes her success to luck and knowledge of obscure words like muriates and waxiest.
She co-founded the Exeter Scrabble Club in 1977 and plans to use the £200 prize for more tournaments.