Meet the word building superstars of 2023

And that’s a wrap for another huge Word Mania competition! Word Mania 2023 saw students from all over the world (78 countries in fact) compete in the largest online word-building competition going around.

How many of the 7+ million minutes did you spend playing?

We’re so proud of the efforts of everyone who participated. Special congratulations to all our winners named below.

And to the student(s) who built the word electroencephalographs – just wow!!

Words built: 52,471,796
Minutes spent playing: 7,337,859
Games played: 2,445,953
Students participating: 132,907
Schools participating: 1,817
Countries: 78
Highest point score in a single game: 51,254
Longest words: electroencephalographs, internationalisations

Congratulations to the following schools that are sharing in $200,000 worth of prizes.

Australia & New Zealand

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	WINNERS	2nd PLACE	3rd PLACE
YEAR 1	Maranatha Christian School	Peregian Springs State School	Berwick Primary School
YEAR 2	Richard Johnson Anglican School	Maranatha Christian School	Hazel Glen College
YEAR 3	St. Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley	Berwick Primary School	Leongatha Primary School
YEAR 4	Australian Christian College Moreton (Qld)	St Michael's College Primary	St Louis De Montfort's Primary School
YEAR 5	Peregian Springs State School	MacGregor State School (Qld)	John The Baptist Catholic Primary School
YEAR 6	Waverley Christian College	Medina Primary School	Richard Johnson Anglican School
YEAR 7	Paraparaumu Beach School	Kolbe Catholic College	Waimea Intermediate School
YEAR 8	Caringbah High	Burnie High School	Chatham High School
YEAR 9	Glenmore Park High School	Atwell College	Mountain Creek SHS

United Kingdom

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	WINNERS	2nd PLACE	3rd PLACE
YEAR 1	Uxendon Manor	Westclyst Community Primary School	Broadclyst Community Primary School
YEAR 2	Broadclyst Community Primary School	St John's Northwood	Monkerton Community Primary School
YEAR 3	First Baptist Christian School	Uxendon Manor	St Cedd's School
YEAR 4	Sacks Morasha	Reigate St Mary's Preparatory And Choir School	Southmead Primary School
YEAR 5	Westpark School	Dean Close St John’s	Sacks Morasha
YEAR 6	Uxendon Manor	Oakington Manor School	Broadclyst Community Primary School
YEAR 7	West Bromwich Collegiate Academy	College Francais Bilingue De Londres	Merchant Taylors' Prep
YEAR 8	College Francais Bilingue De Londres	Merchant Taylors' Prep	Chiltern Academy
YEAR 9	College Francais Bilingue De Londres	Portree High School	Westfield Academy

Global Region (EMEA, Asia, USA)

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	WINNERS	2nd PLACE	3rd PLACE
YEAR 1	Al Tarbya Al Mutamieza Schools	University Schools (Early Primary Boys)	Rowad Abha School
YEAR 2	Al Tarbya Al Mutamieza Schools	Sushila Birla Girls School	Birla High School (Junior Section)
YEAR 3	Giljaskóli	MySchool International	Al Moutaqadimah School Aqiq Branch
YEAR 4	Pristine Private School	Al Tarbya Al Mutamieza Schools	Sushila Birla Girls School
YEAR 5	Aqeeq International School For Boys	St. Mary's International School	Aqeeq International School For Girls
YEAR 6	Ibn Roshd Al Jazeerah School Boys	New Capital English Schools	Al Tarbya Al Mutamieza Schools
YEAR 7	Aqeeq International School For Boys	Birla High School Mukundapur	Al Tarbya Al Mutamieza Schools
YEAR 8	Ibn Roshd Al Jazeerah School Boys	Aqeeq International School For Girls	Aqeeq Egyptian Section For Boys
YEAR 9	Aqeeq International School For Boys	Aqeeq International School For Girls	Ibn Roshd Al Jazeerah School Boys

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