A braconid is a parasitic wasp, and because Brett Smitheram knew the word and how to spell it, he's 7,000 euros richer and the World Scrabble Champion. Skip to main content.

Thirty-seven-year-old Brett Smitheram from London has been named the new World Scrabble champion. He was behind until he scored 176 points for the word "braconid," a kind of parasitic wasp. Photo: AP.

A braconid is a parasitic wasp, and because Brett Smitheram knew the word and how to spell it, he’s 7,000 euros richer and the World Scrabble Champion AlArabiya Cancel ...

René Eisenbart/The OregonianA tomato hornworm covered by cocoons of the braconid wasp. If you see a hornworm with cocoons, leave it undisturbed to allow the wasps to emerge and increase the ...

Braconid, to which he’ll now cop knowing the definition, scored him 176 points. It earned another five points, the Guardian reported, after a doubtful opponent challenged its legitimacy.

Sunday’s winner of the World Scrabble Championship 2016 at the Grand Palais in Lille, France, gets 7,000 euros (about $7,818) in prize money.

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More Local to Love - 50% Off Unlimited Digital Access - Sale Ends 9/30/24. Daily home & garden tip: Braconid wasp is a gardener's ally. Updated: ; Jul. 26, 2011, 10: ...

In the Jonathan Swift tale Gulliver’s Travels, a man is captured by a swarm of tiny people who overpower him by their sheer number. While the story is meant to be taken satirically rather tha… ...

Braconid wasps play an important role in organic pest control. Braconids are beneficial insects that lay their eggs inside or on host insects and the maggot-like wasp larvae weaken the host pest.