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Wordsmiths of all ages and walks of life from across the country have battled it out at the Australian Scrabble Championships.   The fiercely-contested tournament was held at Bankstown Sports Club over the Easter long weekend in Sydney's south-west.  The event attracted more than 100 entrants from as young as seven right up to 87 and a wide range of characters ranging from the best players in the world to an octogenarian great-grandmother of 14. One of the youngest contestants was 2020 national junior champion Jeffery Lam, 8. He was joined by his older brother Alex, 11, who took out the pl...

Top of the tile: wordsmiths of all ages vie for Australia's Scrabble honours Emma Kemp © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images The air in the grand ballroom of Bankstown Sports Club is still. The lights are bright and the decor opulent, but the atmosphere is one of hushed concentration. Its inhabitants, safely ensconced in this sanctuary away from the sing-song of poker machines outside, do not speak except to count scores on Scrabble boards atop their white-tablecloth work benches. The only other sounds are the soft clink of tiles as bags ar...