For a small country, New Zealand punches above its weight in many things - including Scrabble.
You might remember the New Zealander Nigel Richards who made the news in 2015 for winning the French-language Scrabble world champs by memorising the French Scrabble dictionary, without actually being able to speak French!
But for many of us, the world of competitive Scrabble is a total mystery.
New documentary Every Word Counts sheds a light on the intensity of competitive Scrabble and is out today on The Spinoff.
Director and competitive Scrabble player Alexander Gander speaks to Jesse.
Photo: Pepe de Hoyos
