In theory, you might have thought I would be the household Scrabble champion. University educated and with a long history of supporting local libraries (or a serious book habit, depending on how you look at it). It is only fair to admit that Jane can beat me hands down. We’ve had a couple of games with one of our neighbours recently too and he has also been down at my end of the scoresheet.

I think this is an excellent example of the value of practise. Jane has spent lots of time playing the game since she discovered a Scabble-esque app on her phone a couple of years ago. Practise, practise, practise and she has the appropriate vocabulary and a keen eye for where to place her tiles on the board.