Career
He was a co-compiler of Chambers" original Official Scrabble Words publication in 1988 and consultant on all future editions, along with ex ABSP chairman Allan Simmons. He is also co-compiler on the Collins Official Scrabble Words publication in 2007 and 2012, again along with ex ABSP chairman Allan Simmons. Darryl Francis co-hosted a series of five short programmes for the British Broadcasting Corporation on the World Scrabble Championship in 1991, alongside television presenter Alan Coren.
He has also ghost-written many Scrabble books for well known personalities, most notably ex-Member of Parliament Gyles Brandreth.
In 2013, as a celebration of the long-running show"s thirtieth anniversary, many previous contestants were invited back to the studios to take part in a special tournament, in which Francis is currently competing. He has also written extensively for the American journal Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics, having contributed nearly 200 articles as of 2010.
His articles on wordplay, word puzzles and all manner of word recreations have appeared regularly since 1968.
