Nigeria Leads as Ghana Fights Back While Kenya Strikes Late at 2025 World Scrabble Championship

Posted : 14 November 2025

It was the kind of day where leaders fell, outsiders rose, and the hall shook with the clatter of tiles and the gasps of spectators who suddenly realized: this championship has no respect for reputation.

In the middle of the storm stood Nigeria, the Green Locusts — bruised, tested, nearly rattled, but somehow climbing to the very top in both individual and team categories.

The day began with Ghana proudly holding the No.1 spot in the country standings and Nigeria at No.2. By the time the sun settled over Accra, the script had been rewritten with dramatic precision.

Nigeria stormed into the No.1 country position, displacing host nation Ghana, even though three of their top stars were eliminated from the Top 20. It was survival by grit, comeback by instinct, and dominance carved from chaos.

Leading Nigeria’s Charge: Timi Woko
Timi Woko of Bayelsa remains untouchable. With 13 wins and sitting regally in 1st place, Woko played with clinical precision. Every rack he touched turned into artillery, leaving opponents slightly dazed. If there was a crown on Day 2, it sat firmly on his head.

Behind him, Victor Godwin of Edo State, with 11 wins and 9th place, maintained a calculated, calm, and lethal presence. Multiple national champion and current Continental Champion Timi Doko sits on 10 wins at number 16. A quiet fighter and heavy scorer, Doko waits for the perfect moment to strike.

Lurking just outside the Top 20 are four more Nigerians sharpening their strategies for Day 3: Emmanuel Umujose (22nd), Samuel Adebola (24th), Ojior Osikhena (25th), and Dipo Akanbi (26th). Nigeria is not merely competing; it is surrounding the battlefield.

Nigeria’s queen of letters, Tuoyo Mayuku of Delta, sits in 31st, just one strong streak away from breaking into the Top 20.

Team Ghana Refuses to Back Down
As Nigeria stole the spotlight, Ghana refused to fade. Their top star, Edwin Boamah, the lone Ghanaian in the Top 20, held the line with grit even as the team slipped from 1st to 2nd in the country rankings. In Accra, every move is met with applause, every bingo with thunder.

Ghana may have lost the top spot, but they gained determination: Day 3 will see the host nation ready to claw its way back.

Kenya Quietly Builds Momentum
While Nigeria and Ghana traded blows in the spotlight, Kenya quietly built a storm of its own. With Willy Mwangi and Richard Okechi in the Top 20, the East African giants showed why they are one of the continent’s fastest-rising Scrabble powers. They didn’t shout. They didn’t flinch. They just kept winning.

Kenya’s Day 2 play was defined by efficiency: steady boards, tight defenses, and cold-blooded scoring. They are positioning themselves to break hearts on Day 3.

Top 20 After Day 2:

3 Nigerians
3 Singaporeans
2 Kenyans
2 Brits
1 Canadian
1 Pakistani
1 New Zealander
1 American (Nigerian-born)
1 Thai
1 Ghanaian
1 Sri Lankan
1 Irishman (Nigerian-born)
1 Northern Irishman
1 Liberian

This is not just a competition; it’s international warfare with dictionaries.

Final Verdict
Nigeria leads, Ghana stalks, and Kenya rises while the rest of the world tightens the noose.

If Day 2 was brutal, Day 3 promises an even fiercer battlefield. Action resumes at 9:00 a.m. GMT on Friday, November 14. The Green Locusts of Nigeria are ahead, but in Accra, nothing is safe yet.

Nigeria Leads as Ghana Fights Back While Kenya Strikes Late at 2025 World Scrabble Championship

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