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Scrabble buffs battle it out in tile tourney
Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport hosts its annual Family Scrabble Festival. (Jan. 6, 2013) (January 6, 2013 6:39 PM)
National Scrabble competitor John Williams Jr. hovered over a table covered in purple tiles as he quickly calculated his next move.
After placing his word on the board, he immediately moved down the table and scratched his head as he prepared to play another opponent.
Williams, the executive director of the Greenport-based National Scrabble Association, was in the midst of playing five...
