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* [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
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* [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
* [[Tournament results]]
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== Current news ==
 
== Current news ==
  
=== December 30, 2012: Director's Exam expanded to 84 questions ===
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=== June 6, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Results ===
 
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There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.  
In order to include questions about membership issues and tournament participation fees, the NASPA director's exam has been expanded from 80 to 84 questions.  A passing score is now 76 out of 84 or better.
 
 
 
=== December 1, 2012: Palazzo and Karanofsky elected to Canadian Committee ===
 
 
 
Mad Palazzo and Sary Karanofsky were elected to the Canadian Committee.  On January 1, 2013 they will replace incumbents Tony Leah and Randall Thomas who did not seek re-election.
 
 
 
=== August 15, 2012: Nigel Richards wins 2012 NSC ===
 
 
 
[[Nigel Richards]] has won the [[2012 National SCRABBLE Championship]] in Orlando, Florida.  This is his third consecutive title and fourth overall, both unprecedented achievements.  He is also the reigning [[World SCRABBLE Championship|World Champion]].
 
 
 
Both Richards and the runner-up, 1994 champion [[David Gibson]], won 22 games (out of 31) but Richards had accumulated a better spread (+1579 vs. +1563, a difference of only 16 points) after winning the final game against Gibson by 177 points (475 to 298).  Jesse Day finisher third.
 
 
 
[[Sam Kantimathi]] won the [[Collins]] division with a 24-7 +481 record.  Brian Bowman was second and the 1999 World Champion [[Joel Wapnick]] third.
 
 
 
Adam Ginzberg won the second division, Chris Canik the third division and Amalan Iyengar the fourth division.
 
 
 
[http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/tourneys/2012/nsc/build2/standing/index.html Complete results]
 
 
 
== July 2012 ==
 
 
 
=== July 28, 2012: Director's Exam expanded ===
 
 
 
Club/Director Committee expands the NASPA director's exam from 75 to 80 questions.  A passing grade is now 72 out of 80 instead of 68 out of 75.
 
 
 
=== April 2, 2012: Michael Thelen joins Rules Committee ===
 
 
 
We welcome [[Michael Thelen]] to the [[Rules Committee]].
 
 
 
=== March 18, 2012: Paul Mulik joins Dictionary Committee ===
 
 
 
We welcome [[Paul Mulik]] to the [[Dictionary Committee]].
 
 
 
=== February 7, 2012: Adam Henderson joins Dictionary Committee ===
 
 
 
We welcome [[Adam Henderson]] to the [[Dictionary Committee]], which is recruiting new members to help prepare the next edition of the [[OWL]].
 
 
 
=== December 9, 2011: Joel Sherman scores record 803 points ===
 
 
 
At the Northeast SCRABBLE® Championship tournament
 
in Stamford, CT,
 
[[Joel Sherman]], the 1997 [[World SCRABBLE Championship|world]] and 2002 [[National SCRABBLE Championship|national]] champion, set the new
 
NASPA and world [[Records#Tournament.2C_OTCWL|record]] for
 
highest score in a tournament game using OTCWL, 803 points.
 
His opponent Bradley Robbins, a member of the 2010 School SCRABBLE championship winning team, scored 285 points.
 
 
 
Joel made seven bingos, CRUMPLED, OUTRATED, COTHURNI, TRAVOISE, SHAKING, AVENGED and AIRLINE, which ties the record for most bingos by one player.  Bradley made one bingo, ISOLATES, bringing the total to eight which ties the record for most bingos by both players.  The game can be reviewed at [http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=9979#0# cross-tables.com].
 
 
 
Congratulations!
 
 
 
=== December 1, 2011: Lisa Kessler wins CC election ===
 
 
 
Lisa Kessler wins the 2011 Canadian Committee election, garnering 23 votes to Carl Madden's 21.  Lisa's three-year term will begin on January 1.
 
 
 
=== September 1, 2011: Bulletin published ===
 
 
 
A 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 8) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
 
is available for
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
 
 
 
The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 7) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201107.pdf general public].
 
 
 
== August 2011 ==
 
 
 
=== August 10, 2011: Nigel Richards wins National SCRABBLE Championship  ===
 
 
 
[[Nigel Richards]] from Malaysia wins the [[2011 National SCRABBLE Championship]] with a 22-9 +1532 record.  Congratulations!
 
 
 
See the [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html final standings].
 
 
 
=== August 9, 2011: Club Sanctioning Fee goes away in 2012 ===
 
 
 
It was announced at the Town Hall meeting at the 2011 National SCRABBLE Championship that the annual $30 club sanctioning fee will no longer be charged starting in 2012.
 
More information about sanctioned clubs on the [[Clubs]] page.
 
 
 
=== August 8, 2011: Chris Lipe and Leesa Berahovich score −25 total ===
 
 
 
Chris Lipe and Leesa Berahovich set a new [[OTCWL]] tournament record for the [[Records#Lowest_combined_game_score|lowest combined game score]] with a total of negative 25 points.  The previous record was −22.
 
 
 
See [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/notes/15.html NSC live commentary] for details.  Congratulations to both!
 
 
 
=== August 6, 2011: Live coverage of NSC ===
 
 
 
Links to live coverage of the 2011 National Scrabble Championship (including player lists, standings, and annotated games) can be found at
 
[http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/  NSC Live Coverage].
 
 
 
=== August 2, 2011: Advisory Board election results ===
 
 
 
Two new members for the [[Advisory Board]] have
 
been [[AB Elections|elected]]:
 
* Eastern district: [[Jan Cardia]] (31% of votes)
 
* Western district: [[Siri Tillekeratne]] (unopposed)
 
 
 
== July 2011 ==
 
 
 
=== July 31, 2011: Bulletin published  ===
 
 
 
July 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 7) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
 
is available for
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
 
 
 
The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 6) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201106.pdf general public].
 
 
 
=== July 15, 2011: Advisory Board voting started ===
 
 
 
The voting period for [[Advisory Board]] [[AB Elections|elections]] has started. There are four nominees in the eastern district and one nominee in the western district. Members may vote [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/vote.pl here] through July 31, 2011.
 
 
 
== June 2011 ==
 
 
 
=== June 27, 2011: Bulletin published  ===
 
 
 
June 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 6) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
 
is available for
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
 
  
The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 5) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201105.pdf general public].
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=== May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019 ===
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The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/ Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019] will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.  
  
=== June 23, 2011: New Rules Committee members ===
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=== April 29, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
[[Rules Committee]] welcomes two new members,
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* US South
[[Diane Firstman]] and [[Mark Milan]].
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* US West
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* At Large
  
=== June 19, 2011: Advisory Board elections ===
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Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].
  
NASPA has published details on the
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=== March 3, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.0 Available for [[NWL2018]] ===
upcoming [[AB Elections|elections]] to fill
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NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms.  
two positions on the [[Advisory Board]].
 
The nomination period is already open.
 
  
=== June 8, 2011: New Code of Conduct published ===
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=== February 1, 2019 [[Ted Gest]] chairs [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
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We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of
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the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.
  
The [[Advisory Board]] has published
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=== January 8, 2019 [[Sue Tremblay]] joins [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
an [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/6/6c/Code_of_Conduct_-_effective_June_7_2011.pdf updated version]
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We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.
of the [[Code of Conduct]].
 
The new Code of Conduct takes effect immediately.  
 
  
=== June 5, 2011: New rules published ===
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=== January 8, 2019 [[John Bulten]] joins [[Dictionary Committee]] ===
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We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee;
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John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.
  
The [[Rules Committee]] has published
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=== January 7, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] PDFs posted to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] ===
an [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/af/Rules-20110605.pdf updated version]
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The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.  
of the [[Official Tournament Rules]].
 
The new rules will take effect on June 16, 2011.
 
The [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/1/10/NASPA_Rules_Changes_June2011.pdf  summary of changes] was published in
 
the May 2011 issue of the [[NASPA Bulletin]].
 
  
== May 2011 ==
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=== January 3, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] implementation delayed ===
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The [[Advisory Board]] has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.
  
=== May 31, 2011: Bulletin published  ===
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=== January 1, 2019 [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[Colin Viebrock]] acclaimed to [[Canadian Committee]] ===
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We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing [[Mad Palazzo]].
  
May 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 5) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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=== December 5, 2018 [[OTCWL2018]] released ===
is available for  
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The electronic text of the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition is now available for download from Member Services. It will take effect on February 1, 2019.
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download]. This issue contains a summary of rule changes effective June 16, 2011.
 
  
The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 4) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201104.pdf general public].
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=== October 3, 2018 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship Announced ===
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The 2019 [[North American SCRABBLE Championship]] will be held in Reno, Nevada, on July 20 to 24, 2019.
  
=== May 5, 2011: 2010 Form 990 released ===
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=== August 8, 2018 [[Joel Sherman]] wins [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] ===
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Congratulations to [[Joel Sherman]], winner of the [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]]. View the [http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nsc/build/nasc-winner-release.pdf press release].
  
On the [[financial reports]] page, NASPA has released
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=== August 2, 2018 [[Advisory Board]] Appointments ===
its [[Media:NASPAForm9902010001.pdf|2010 Form 990]] (Return
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[[Lila Crotty]], [[Jennifer M Lee | Jennifer Lee]], and [[Ezekiel Markwei]] have been appointed to 2-year terms on the NASPA [[Advisory Board]].
of Organization Exempt From Income Tax) filed with the
 
Internal Revenue Service. Please direct questions concerning the Form 990 return to CPA Kristina Simon, ksimon@hmlpc.com
 
  
== April 2011 ==
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=== July 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] ===
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[[Cornelia Guest]] and [[Troy Thompson]] were reelected to the US Northeast and US Midwest districts.
  
=== April 7, 2011: Juraj Pivovarov joins Web Committee ===
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=== June 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] - Voting open ===
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Voting for the 2 contested seats - US Northeast and US Midwest - runs from June 3rd through June 30th. [[Jackson Smylie]] wins the Canada district by acclamation.
  
[[Juraj Pivovarov]] has joined [[Web Committee]] as a NASPAWiki editor.
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=== May 18, 2018 Form 990 is now Available ===
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NASPA's [[Financial Reports |2017 Form 990]] is now available online for review.
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=== April 26, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
  
== March 2011 ==
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
=== March 31, 2011: NSC registration open ===
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* US Northeast
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* US Midwest
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* Canada
  
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/register.pl?event_id=NSC2011 Online registration] for [[2011 National SCRABBLE Championship]] is now open.
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Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2018. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].  
  
=== March 31, 2011: Bulletin published  ===
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=== March 1, 2018 New [[Club/Director Committee]] member ===
  
Volume 3, Number 3 of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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We thank [[Ted Gest]] for joining the Club/Director committee.
is now available for  
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
 
  
=== March 16, 2011: CNSC QT hosts named ===
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=== January 31, 2018 [[Mina Le]] named [[International Committee]] cochair ===
  
[[Canadian Committee]] determines the host clubs for the two regional qualifying tournaments for the 2011 CNSC:  Cambridge, ON and Calgary, AB.  These events will be held sometime in May.  Details will follow.
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We thank Mina Le for stepping in to replace the late [[Steve Polatnick]] as our International Committee cochair, and representative on WESPA's Executive Committee.
  
== February 2011 ==
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=== January 29, 2018 [[Joshua Sokol]] named [[Canadian Committee]] chair ===
  
=== February 19, 2011: CNSC and WSC qualification ===
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We thank Joshua Sokol for accepting the unanimous nomination of his committee
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to be their new chair.
  
[[Canadian Committee]] establishes March 27, 2011 as the deadline for CNSC qualification and June 13, 2011 as the deadline for Canadian qualification for the 2011 World Scrabble Championship.
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=== January 17, 2018 Canadian payment method update ===
  
== January 2011 ==
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As of this week, we no longer accept payment by cheque or money order in Canadian funds, but have begun experimentally accepting Canadian-denominated Interac e-Transfers.
  
=== January 27, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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=== January 9, 2018 [[Will Anderson]] at CES ===
  
Volume 3, Number 1 of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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NASPA goes to [[CES 2018]]! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot.
is now available for
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
 
  
 
== Archived news ==
 
== Archived news ==
  
* [[2010 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2017 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2009 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2016 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2015 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2014 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2013 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2012 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2011 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2010 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2009 Breaking news archive]]

Revision as of 19:38, 10 June 2019

This page contains current and recent breaking news about NASPA.

See also:

  • IContact: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
  • NASPA Bulletin: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
  • Club news: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
  • Member news: news about our members outside of their Scrabble lives
  • SCRABBLE in the news : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
  • Tournament calendar: upcoming tournaments
  • Tournament results: past tournaments
  • ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.


Current news

June 6, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Results

There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.

May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019

The NASPA Advisory Board decided that the Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019 will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.

April 29, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Nominations open

Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

  • US South
  • US West
  • At Large

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

March 3, 2019 Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 Available for NWL2018

NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

February 1, 2019 Ted Gest chairs Club/Director Committee

We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.

January 8, 2019 Sue Tremblay joins Club/Director Committee

We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.

January 8, 2019 John Bulten joins Dictionary Committee

We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee; John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.

January 7, 2019 OTCWL2018 PDFs posted to Member Services

The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.

January 3, 2019 OTCWL2018 implementation delayed

The Advisory Board has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.

January 1, 2019 Joshua Sokol and Colin Viebrock acclaimed to Canadian Committee

We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing Mad Palazzo.

December 5, 2018 OTCWL2018 released

The electronic text of the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition is now available for download from Member Services. It will take effect on February 1, 2019.

October 3, 2018 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship Announced

The 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship will be held in Reno, Nevada, on July 20 to 24, 2019.

August 8, 2018 Joel Sherman wins 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship

Congratulations to Joel Sherman, winner of the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship. View the press release.

August 2, 2018 Advisory Board Appointments

Lila Crotty, Jennifer Lee, and Ezekiel Markwei have been appointed to 2-year terms on the NASPA Advisory Board.

July 2, 2018 2018 Advisory Board Elections

Cornelia Guest and Troy Thompson were reelected to the US Northeast and US Midwest districts.

June 2, 2018 2018 Advisory Board Elections - Voting open

Voting for the 2 contested seats - US Northeast and US Midwest - runs from June 3rd through June 30th. Jackson Smylie wins the Canada district by acclamation.

May 18, 2018 Form 990 is now Available

NASPA's 2017 Form 990 is now available online for review.

April 26, 2018 2018 Advisory Board Elections - Nominations open

Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

  • US Northeast
  • US Midwest
  • Canada

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2018. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

March 1, 2018 New Club/Director Committee member

We thank Ted Gest for joining the Club/Director committee.

January 31, 2018 Mina Le named International Committee cochair

We thank Mina Le for stepping in to replace the late Steve Polatnick as our International Committee cochair, and representative on WESPA's Executive Committee.

January 29, 2018 Joshua Sokol named Canadian Committee chair

We thank Joshua Sokol for accepting the unanimous nomination of his committee to be their new chair.

January 17, 2018 Canadian payment method update

As of this week, we no longer accept payment by cheque or money order in Canadian funds, but have begun experimentally accepting Canadian-denominated Interac e-Transfers.

January 9, 2018 Will Anderson at CES

NASPA goes to CES 2018! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot.

Archived news