The married couple, who have long enjoyed playing Scrabble together and separately before they even met, are never at a loss — and credit their wedded bliss in part to their love of the nostalgic game.
They still play in built tournaments game decades after they started doing it.
Graham Harding and his wife Helen Harding, both in their 60s, have been married for more than 20 years.
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They met in the 1990s at Scrabble tournaments, as reported by the SWNS news agency.
But it was a “special date” in 2000 that brought the pair together – and keeps them together now.
Graham and Helen Harding on their wedding day. They have been playing in Scrabble tournaments for some 30 years. (Courtesy Graham and Helen Harding via SWNS)
Graham Harding is from the East Berkshire Scrabble Club, while his wife Helen is from the Leicester Scrabble Club in the UK
This week they took part in the UK Open Scrabble Championship in Reading.
“The more words you know, the more ammunition you have.”
“Scrabble is all about having a good vocabulary,” Graham Harding said, notes SWNS.
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“But that’s Scrabble vocabulary—not necessarily everyday English.”
Helen Harding added: “The more words you know, the more ammunition you have.”
Graham and Helen Harding’s wedding cake. They bonded over their love of Scrabble – and still play tournaments together. (Courtesy Graham and Helen Harding via SWNS)
The couple said they had been “vague acquaintances” for about five years after they first met.
They then came together after a special match in Swindon.
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They maintained a long distance connection before they got married in 2004.
The couple even brought their own Scrabble board to their wedding.
The pair probably played thousands of games between them. (Courtesy Graham and Helen Harding via SWNS)
It contained a message with Scrabble pieces that read: “Congratulations on your wedding day” – while their wedding cake read, in Scrabble letters, “Helen and Graham”.
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They both started this hobby early in life long before they met.
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This week’s tournament is the first since the COVID pandemic after a five-year hiatus – and the pair have played about two dozen games since Friday, SWNS reported.
