London: Australian-born wordsmith David Eldar has been crowned the new world Scrabble champion thanks to his knowledge of classroom furniture.

Eldar beat his opponent Harshan Lamabadusurilya 3-0 in a best of five final - placing the word "carrels", a cubicle desk, to score 74 points.

Australian-born world scrabble champion David Eldar is ranked second in the world.

The 27-year-old from Melbourne, who now lives in London, claimed victory at the Old Museum, Nottingham Conference Centre, on Sunday after competing against players from more than 26 countries and across three rounds of the MSI World Championships.

As well as the title, Eldar, who has been playing the board game for 14 years, took home £7000 ($11,400) in prize money.