In Scrabble competitions, there are slightly more women than men as compared to games such as chess where there is extremely low female participation resulting in male dominance.
Despite the female participation, the upper divisions of Scrabble competitions are dominated by men and the past ten world champions have all been men.
Researchers from University of Miami in the US asked almost 300 participants about their practise habits, then examined this alongside their game ratings and found that women significantly underperformed, 'The Times' reported.
Researchers found that women were spending more time actually playing Scrabble, an activity that is fun but, in terms of building skills, inefficient.
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However, men took a different approach. Rather than getting together with friends for a pleasant game, they spent their time consciously analysing past games and practising their anagrams.
"It is not an innate difference in talent, it is just that women are far less willing to waste their time honing a largely pointless skill," researchers said.
The study was published in the journal Psychological Research.
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