I'M A SCRABBLE CHAMPION

WOLLONGONG WORDSMITH RENE HAS BEEN WINNING MATCHES FOR DECADES

Rene Chelton has always had a way with words and even now, at 90, remains a force to be reckoned with.

"I won the World Scrabble Championships in Malta last year," a proud Rene, from Wollongong, NSW, tells New Idea. "There was only one other player in my age group but I won against the younger ones too. I was pretty pleased with that." Rene's competitive 'Scrabbling' career began in the '80s with her second husband, Jeff. He "loved the dictionary... took it to the toilet with him," Rene recalls with a chuckle.