The 25th edition of the Gulf Scrabble Championship starts today in Dubai. The event serves as the UAE qualifier for the World Championships in Perth in November. This year’s competition will feature the Gulf debut of the 2015 Collins Scrabble Words dictionary, which contains around 6500 new playable words. New words include commonly used internet lingo such as emoji, facetime and hacktivist.
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International Olympic Committee lifts restrictions on Belarusian athletes
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McGinn double helps Villa crush Forest to reach Europa League final
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Real Madrid's Valverde suffers head injury after clash with Tchouameni
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Punjab slip from top spot after loss to Hyderabad
Punjab Kings had hoped to tighten their grip on top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday but a succession of dropped catches saw them fall to a third straight defeat and allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad to climb above them.
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