Howard Warner
Hamilton hosts National Scrabble Championship
The 45th National Scrabble Championship is hitting Hamilton, and it's not just local talent taking part. Scrabble legend and reigning champion Howard Warner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
NZ 12 time scrabble champ Howard Warner
The now-12-time New Zealand Scrabble champion, and number one-ranked player in New Zealand, Howard Warner talks to Lisa Owen. Audio
Number one seed, scrabble champ on National Scrabble Champs
The King's Birthday break won't be a holiday for everyone...The National Scrabble Championships are taking place in Howick this long weekend. Scrabblers from around the country are travelling to… Audio
Hasbro looks to ban hundreds of 'slurs' from Scrabble
Hasbro, the brand owner of Scrabble in North America is looking to remove hundreds of words from the game's official lexicon for tournaments, in an effort to 'protect family values'. Howard Warner… Audio
Accepted Scrabble words gets an update
Scrabble has accepted 2,862 new words. Youth culture slang phrases have been added in the first update since 2015. These include sharenting, blud and bae. Others such as incel, antivaxxer and fatberg… Audio
Expert on scrabble
Our Monday expert is Howard Warner - president of NZ Association of Scrabble Players who tell us all about scrabble - how to play, how to win, and why you don't need to be an English scholar to be a… Audio
