[[Committee rules]].
{{#naspa:committee-list|main}}
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The '''NASPA Word List''' (NWL) has been the official word reference for SCRABBLE play
...al Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
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* The founder of the [[crossword-games-pro]] (CGP) mailing list
[[Category:Committee members]]
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States is administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Tournament Committee]].
please email the committee.
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by the [[Tournament Committee]] and the [[Club/Director Committee]].
...ation are also set by the [[Tournament Committee]] and the [[Club/Director Committee]]:
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The committee is looking for new members. Please [[Tournament Committee Help Wanted | read more here]] if you are interested in joining.
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Here is a list of '''frequently asked questions''' ('''FAQ''') about the
...rd of Trustees]]. Day-to-day management is in the hands of its [[Executive Committee]] (EC), which delegates most tasks to its [[Committees]]. Decisions of work
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administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Club Committee]].
...or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the [[Club Committee]].
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as a [[director]], obtaining sanction for a [[club]], serving on a NASPA committee, or playing in
...bble tournaments. These events are played with an accepted tournament word list with rules for both play and comportment and a system in place to ensure th
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|align=left|Committee Meeting for Division Leaders, Assistants and Auxiliary Staff, location TBA
|align=left|Steering Committee Meeting
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The rating system is designed by the [[Ratings and Recognition Committee]],
implemented through a web application developed by the [[Web Committee]],
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{{#naspa:committee-data|dict}}
The committee will have the following items on its agenda:
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...B AND TOURNAMENT (for consistency with [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]])
...ion Wikipedia naming conventions]); for example: [[Breaking news]], [[Long List]].
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...d compiles the official [[School SCRABBLE Word List | School Scrabble Word List]] (SSWL).
...ting of age-appropriate words from the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (OTCWL), and most importantly, competition in two-player teams.
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...es/rules-20161201.pdf Official Tournament Rules]''', edited by the [[Rules Committee]].
the July draft. A list of rule changes was posted on September 11.
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[[NASPA]]'s [[Web Committee]] offers web hosting space to software developers
The [[Technology Committee]] evaluates and certifies word judge software for use at tournaments and cl
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The '''Official Tournament and Club Word List''' was the official word reference for SCRABBLE play
...placed by the [[NASPA Word List]]. It was edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
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The '''Long List''' ('''LL''') was the official word reference for longer words until these
...rged into [[OTCWL]]. What follows is a historical description of this word list,
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...[[Merriam-Webster]] based on research conducted by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
..., which now instead use NASPA's larger [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (OTCWL) instead.
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The first edition of the '''[[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]''' ('''OTCWL1''', also known as '''OTCWL''', '''OWL1''', '''OWL''', '''TW
...ding reference for longer words was initially [[MWCD10]], later the [[Long List]].
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The '''Official Tournament and Club Word List (2016 Edition)''' (OTCWL2016) is a minor new update to
the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]], and on the official lexicon governing
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...ist for committee members, where you can send questions or messages to the committee for discussion.
* [[Crossword-games-pro]] (CGP) is “an unofficial mailing list for competitive SCRABBLE players”.
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using a recent version, you can also ask it for a pairings list,
then edit the player's name directly in the list, before
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[[NASPA]] [[Steering Committee]] members [[Chris Cree]], [[John Chew]],
:[[Seth Lipkin]] is a member of the Steering Committee and is taking an active role in organizing NASPA. — John Chew
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{{#naspa:committee-data|rr}}
The committee has the following items on its agenda:
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...ualification process can do so by contacting any member of the [[Canadian Committee]].
...or those players who wish to play rated games using the international word list.
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and the official word list. Anyone can browse the catalogue, but you
** [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/list-accommodations.pl List accommodations] — for players with special needs
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Your NASPA Social Media Committee, in collaboration with Visit Fort Wayne, has put together a short presentat
...the production of an NSC (now NASC): the first two steps in that 30+ item list were finding adequate space and analyzing numerous offers from various citi
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It is the intention of the Canadian Committee to award the four remaining berths based on two qualifying tournaments (QTs
...ave accepted (or won) berths in the CNSC decide to withdraw. Below is the list of the top ten alternates in the order they would be chosen (based upon the
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This article describes '''Membership Committee procedures''', and should be reviewed and updated regularly by
[[Membership Committee]] members.
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* Reference to obsolete mailing list for directors was removed.
* A time limit for appeals to the Executive Committee was added.
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; [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL)
Please contact our [[Club Committee]] to learn more about this
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...ent [[Tournaments#Sanctioning_Tournaments|sanctioned]] by the [[Tournament Committee]]; you should really do this as early as you can to alert other local direc
* set up a tournament website, including a copy of your flyer and a list of registrants, and (optionally) asked [http://www.cross-tables.com cross-t
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The committee is cochaired by a Canadian player and an American player.
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...bs have not resumed operations after the pandemic. In those places, we may list a director or player who is willing to be contacted by people wanting to pl
...pdate or correct information posted here, please contact the Club/Director Committee at club@scrabbleplayers.org
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...result, he decided to sell the product to NASPA, and the new NASPA Zyzzyva Committee began work to change the product so that it would comply with the terms of
When you install a new version of NASPA Zyzzyva, it does not change the list of lexicons to include any newly added word lists.
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The second edition of the '''[[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]''' ('''OTCWL2''', also known as '''OWL2''', or '''TWL2''')
The corresponding reference for longer words was the [[Long List]].
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[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2010 list of registered players] is now available.
...you cannot check in in person. If you and your proxy are not on the proxy list, your materials will not be released and you will have been considered not
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...use of a personal attendant, may also be granted if, in the opinion of the committee, they provide a reasonable alternative method of complying with the spirit
Players requesting these accommodations should apply to the [[Tournament Committee]], which grants accommodations that must be honored at all NASPA-sanctioned
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[https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/NWL2023 The NASPA Word List 2023 Edition (NWL2023) is now in effect for tournament and club play as of
...tware | Check out the apps and software licensed to include the NASPA Word List.]]
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...lmination of five years of work by Jim Pate and the rest of the Dictionary Committee, in collaboration with our partners at Merriam-Webster. The new dictionary
...d reference is formally called the NASPA Official Tournament and Club Word List (2014 Edition), or for short, OTCWL2014, OWL2014 or TWL2014.
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Outstanding '''Rules Issues''' being dealt with by the [[Rules Committee]].
...(5/09) – Should we lower small Sam travel clocks on our clock-preference list?
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On behalf of the [[Executive Committee]], I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World En
...SPA was only made after consultation with, and approval by, the [[Steering Committee]] meeting at the [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship|National SCRABBLE Ch
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[[Dictionary Committee]].
...he [[Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary]] (OSPD) nor in the [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL) is that they have not been found listed appropriately in any of the
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...rds''' ('''CSW'''), formerly known as the '''SOWPODS''' lexicon, is a word list first published in 2007 by Collins, and updated in 2012, 2015, 2019, and 20
...proximately 50 countries use CSW, and 3 use predominantly the [[NASPA Word List]] ('''NWL'''), the North American lexicon), with some CSW play. These count
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...tp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/data/csw/full/current.txt full rating list] as a short text file (columns: name, rating, ranking, expiration, number o
...A maintains a separate ratings system for games played with the NASPA Word List (NWL) lexicon. Click [[Ratings |here]] to view those ratings.
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=== June 5, 2009: new committee established ===
A new committee, [[Directors Manual Committee|Director’s Manual Committee]], has been established to update the [[Directors Manual|Director’s M
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...0 today. Directors can download a [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/list-members.pl listing] of all valid members.
...y [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/data/full/2010/201002.txt rating list] and tournaments results ([http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2010/xt/
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coins. In fact, CAURI* was in the Merriam Collegiate and on Joe’s list,
was named LUTECIUM in 1909 by a committee one of whose members was the
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...ualification process can do so by contacting any member of the [[Canadian Committee]].
...of the top five active Canadian players as ranked by the NASPA OWL ratings list. '''Any players using this criteria must use their highest NASPA SOWPODS ra
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'''Web
Committee procedures''' are used by the members of [[Web
Committee]] to perform routine tasks.
== <a name=cru>
Committee roster updates</a> ==
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-10-01:
...[[Rules Committee]] Chair, [[Jan Cardia]], and the rest of the NASPA Rules Committee for preparing the final update of the 2014 edition of our Official Tourname
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# If the inquiry can be delegated to a committee as described below, do so.
...this case, reply to the original sender and Cc: both the committee mailing list and the info@ address. Here are some examples:
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committee’s activities since the last NSC.
* [[Chris Cree]]: [[Executive Committee]], [[Championship Committee]], [[Advisory Board]]
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[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2011 list of registered players].
...up from the division in which you are placed, please email the organizing committee at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.
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[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2012 list of registered players] is also available.
please email the organizing committee at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.
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by the Tournament Committee.
The [[Tournament Committee]] maintains this list of
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{{#naspa:committee-data-top|ab}}
The members of the [[Executive Committee]] sit on the AB as ex officio members, and its chair is the AB's chair.
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[{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2011/csc/build/player/ live webcast site] for a full list of this year’s competitors.
[[Canadian Committee]].
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be approved by the [[Tournament Committee]].
The Committee will not unreasonably withhold its approval,
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...ne of several ways to qualify for the WSC), you must notify the [[Canadian Committee]] of your intent to do so by May 31.
...isory Board has ruled that James Leong's place in the rating qualification list should be after [[Andy Saunders]] and ahead of Priya Fernando and Curtis Ko
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A complete list of those [[AB Rulings]] is available at this
Members may view the list of current suspensions
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== Elections Committee ==
the [[Executive Committee]]. Volunteers to take over
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== Registered player list ==
...system is used as the basis for a future QS, please consult with the [[Web Committee]] about any coding changes necessary to correctly handle COTs.]
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'''The registration limit of 500 players has been lifted. The Championship Committee is working with the Riviera to increase the number of players accommodated
...on] and a [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2013 list of registered players] are available at these links. The rest of this sect
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...d from the list of alternates. Priya Fernando is now atop the alternates' list.
...ates, takes Vera's place. All remaining alternates move up a notch on the list. Anita Rackham is now the top alternate.
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It is the intention of the Canadian Committee to award the three remaining berths based on a qualifying tournament (QT).
The Canadian Committee awarded the Qualifying Tournament to the Montreal Club. It was a one-day e
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From time to time, the [[NASPA]] [[International Committee]] negotiates
{{#naspa:agreement-list|all}}
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...fication system|qualification system]] established by the NASPA [[Canadian Committee]] and posted on their website.
...d by Merriam-Webster, Inc., and corrected in [[SCRABBLE News]]) and [[Long List]] (published by poslfit press). Should there be any inappropriate behaviou
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...comply with the [[Committee rules#Member Obligations|obligations of NASPA committee members]].
or serve on another [[committee]], but neither do these qualifications exclude them.
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...[[rules]] or even study the [[TWL|official word list]], we established our list of '''Recreational Clubs''' in July 2013.
* The club director agrees to abide by the [[Code of Conduct]] and the list of [[Directors#Director Responsibilities|responsibilities of all directors]
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...used (subject to approval by the [[Advisory Board]] and/or the [[Executive Committee]]) to select the players who will represent the United States at the [[2014
== Registered player list ==
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=== Looking for Committee Members ===
[[Tournament Committee]], is seeking three additional members for this extremely active and import
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A
list of <a href="http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2014
by the organizing
committee) is less than 1400.
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The Buffalo Scrabble club has provided this list of [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/b/b5/Buffalo_Activities.pdf
...leplayers.org/wiki/images/5/5f/Reception_Attendees.pdf Reception Attendees list].
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===June 24, 2015 [[Rules Committee]] Changes===
We welcome [[Paul Avrin]], who replaces [[Chris Lipe]] on the Rules Committee, and thank Chris for his six years of service.
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...e updated as in past years, through the joint work of the NASPA Dictionary Committee and the professional lexicographers at Merriam-Webster, based on a rigorous
...ected through the regular process, will be in the new editions of the word list, available at the National SCRABBLE Championship, and will take effect in o
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...ution to NASPA's '''[[2014 Committee Reports|2014 collection of reports on committee activity]]'''.
The major activities undertaken by the NASPA Club/Director Committee since the last [[National SCRABBLE Championship|NSC]] are as follows:
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...ost of the reception is $29 (waived for life members, directors, and NASPA committee members).
...Reception Attendees list] to see you if are registered for the event (the list was last updated on 31 July 2014 at 11:15 a.m., and is now final). Registr
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...ution to NASPA's '''[[2014 Committee Reports|2014 collection of reports on committee activity]]'''.
...ial SCRABBLE Players Dictionary]] (OSPD5) for the past couple of years our committee has been able to identify thousands of new words that are being added to th
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The '''Official Tournament and Club Word List (2014 Edition)''' (OTCWL2014) was a major new edition of
the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] and was the official lexicon governing
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-08-05:
...ion of five years of work by [[Jim Pate]] and the rest of the [[Dictionary Committee]], in collaboration with our partners at [[Merriam-Webster]]. The new dicti
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2015–02–15:
...d our updated word list, since named the Official Tournament and Club Word List 2014 (OTCWL2014). We talked about licensing copies of the electronic lexico
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-10-22:
...urnament and Club Word List 2014 Edition|Official Tournament and Club Word List (2014 Edition)]]. A total of 40 words are to be added, and 47 words are to
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...ution to NASPA's '''[[2014 Committee Reports|2014 collection of reports on committee activity]]'''.
...urnament and Club Word List 2014 Edition|Official Tournament and Club Word List]] strengthened our ties with [[Merriam-Webster]].
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-08-05:
The [[Rules Committee]], chaired by Jan Cardia, has been hard at work for many months and have fi
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-08-05:
* Committee Activity Updates
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2013-10-03:
From John Robertson of the NASPA [[Membership Committee]]:
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2013-10-31:
* Tournament Committee Additions
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-01-06:
The [[OTCWL2014|NASPA Tournament Word List - 3rd Edition]] is scheduled to be released for sale to NASPA members at th
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-03-12:
...e updated as in past years, through the joint work of the NASPA Dictionary Committee and the professional lexicographers at [[Merriam-Webster]], based on a rigo
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-03-20:
...SCRABBLE Players Dictionary]] and the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. New editions of both these publications, WITH the winning new word in th
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-05-21:
[[Championship Committee]]
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-05-23:
[[Championship Committee]]
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-05-29:
Email us if you would like to be added to the waiting list. nsc@scrabbleplayers.org
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-07-29:
...t [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/5/5f/Reception_Attendees.pdf list of reception attendees] you are registered for the event, and you need do n
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2014-09-10:
== Word List Developments ==
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A link to a [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2016 list of registered players] is updated automatically with each new registration.
...lity criteria and wish to play using the Official Club and Tournament Word List 2014 (TWL), you may do so. Four TWL divisions will be offered, divided by
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Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at
Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.
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A list of registered players is available [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/
...A, WESPA, or other equivalent rating deemed acceptable by the Championship Committee), you must first obtain one at a regular tournament before competing in the
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