[[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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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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...ating due to dropping out after a deadline may appeal to the International Committee US Subcommittee to have their eligibility reinstated.
Any positions which remain open once the list of people interested and eligible to qualify based on PR is exhausted will
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=== November 8, 2014 [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/doc.pl?did=7 Threes and Hooks List Published] ===
A list of [[OTCWL2014]] three-letter words and their hooks is now available in the
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...ost of the reception is $29 (waived for life members, directors, and NASPA committee members), and must be paid in advance.
...ectors, and committee members who wish to attend must register as well). A list of confirmed attendees is posted below.
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Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can Am. [{{SERVER
...omittee (matters concerning qualification of US players), International
Committee (all other matters arising before the first day of the tournament),
the
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...nd amusement!). He entitled the list, appropriately enough, “The POO List.” POO – “to
...ish a word list for tournament players only – “The Tournament Word List” (TWL). This was in 1998. This effort included all words found in OSP
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2015-03-03:
...ABBLE Championship]]. After carefully reviewing the matter, the Executive Committee has determined that the bracket playoff format will remain in place for all
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The following message went out to our [[iContact]] list on 2015–01–08:
During this time and ongoing, the [[Dictionary Committee]], chaired by Jim
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{{#naspa:committee-data|sm}}
The committee has a number of projects on its wish list and is looking for any and all volunteers who would like to help us work on
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...g the Town Hall and Director Meeting and Reception; scheduling and holding committee meetings; scheduling and determining space for after-hour activities; desig
...ited to the first 500 paid entries. After that, we will maintain a waiting list of players to be admitted in the event of cancellations.
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...It consists of those words that are acceptable in the regular [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL) that are considered appropriate for school use.
The NSWL is the first word list that NASPA has made available to
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the second edition of the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (OTCWL2).
...r the chairmanship of then [[Dictionary Committee]] chair [[Jim Pate]] and committee members [[John Chew]], [[James Cherry]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Bob Gillis]], [[P
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...ringing the membership’s ideas forward for discussion with the Executive Committee and other Board members.
#Determine policies on standards for committee members and Directors.
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...comply with the [[Committee rules#Member Obligations|obligations of NASPA committee members]].
...fied [[director]], have a high tournament [[rating]] or serve on another [[committee]], but neither do these qualifications exclude them. Incumbent members may
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...ution to NASPA's '''[[2015 Committee Reports|2015 collection of reports on committee activity]]'''.
Since the last NSC in Buffalo in 2014, the NASPA Club Director/Committee has been occupied with the following tasks:
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...ution to NASPA's '''[[2015 Committee Reports|2015 collection of reports on committee activity]]'''.
...Electronic Arts]] directly to ensure the accurate distribution of the word list to licensees.
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== March 30, 2016: Reception List Posted ==
...odically, and shows the date and time of the last update at the top of the list.
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...ost of the reception is $29 (waived for life members, directors, and NASPA committee members), and must be paid in advance.
...wgMOhHujhJqwgI6G_wkvHHuHmhSKSoiI/pub?gid=1447154174&single=true&output=pdf List of Attendees] to ensure that you are registered.'''</font>
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...odd number of players in a division, that player may petition the Canadian Committee to tally those byes as “games played.” This will only be done if those
...been wrongly omitted from the list, contact John Chew and/or the Canadian Committee immediately.
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: The equipment list has been updated: tile bags will be provided.
: Due to an unusual number of cancellations, the [[Canadian Committee]] has revised the qualification procedure for alternate players.
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...fication system|qualification system]] established by the NASPA [[Canadian Committee]] and posted on their website.
...e official word references will be the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]], 2014 edition. Should there be any inappropriate behaviour, challenge or
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A link to a list of [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl registered players] i
...lity criteria and wish to play using the Official Club and Tournament Word List 2016 (TWL), you may do so. Four TWL divisions will be offered, divided by
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Below is a list of players who expressed interest in registering for Can Am. [{{SERVER}}/to
...mmittee (matters concerning qualification of US players), International
Committee (all other matters arising before the first day of the tournament),
the
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The '''[[NASPA School Word List]]''' (2018 edition), NSWL2018, was edited by
the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2018, and incorporates changes made to
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The '''[[School SCRABBLE Word List]]''' (2016 edition), SSWL2016, was edited by
the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2016, and incorporates changes made to
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[[International Committee]] U.S. Subcommittee to have their eligibility
Before July 1st, any positions which remain open once the list of people interested and eligible to qualify based on PR is exhausted will
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...d by the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Zyzzyva_Committee/NASPA Zyzzyva Committee]. NASPA Zyzzyva is a free download, offered for the benefit of NASPA member
...''2024-03-11'''; this version includes [[NWL2023]] and [[NSWL2023]] in the list of supported lexicons.
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...4e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf NASPA News - NWL2020 Effective Date - Canadian Committee]
...ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf NASPA News - NASPA Word List 2020]
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...appropriately formatted for mobile and needs a redesign; having a complete list would be useful here
...appropriately formatted for mobile and needs a redesign; having a complete list would be useful here
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A
list of <a href="http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2018
...lity criteria and wish to play using the Official Club and Tournament Word
List 2016 (TWL), you may do so. Four TWL divisions will be offered, divided by
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The list given here is not definitive and ultimately each player will form their own
...rguments for the community as a whole to play to one English language word list instead of two, but here we focus on the pro- arguments at an individual le
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It is subject to review by the [[Canadian Committee]].
...11:59 P.M. EDT on April 25th, 2018, then the player will be placed on the list of players interested in qualifying on merit, as described below.
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...fication system|qualification system]] established by the NASPA [[Canadian Committee]] and posted on their website.
...e official word references will be the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]], 2016 edition. Should there be any inappropriate behaviour, challenge or
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=== July 22, 2019 The NASPA [[Executive Committee]] announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team. ===
The Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team at the annual Town M
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: Contracts remain unsigned, but approvals are expected soon. The [[Canadian Committee]] has finished deliberating about proposals to change the format of the eve
: The equipment list has been updated: tile bags will be provided.
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Any positions that remain open once the list of people interested
Players may appeal to the NASPA [[International Committee]] U.S. Subcommittee to have their eligibility reinstated.
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Any positions that remain open once the list of people interested
Players may appeal to the NASPA [[International Committee]] U.S. Subcommittee to have their eligibility reinstated.
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[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/register.pl Online registration] is open now. A
list of <a href="http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2019
...lity criteria and wish to play using the Official Club and Tournament Word
List 2018 (TWL), you may do so. Four TWL divisions will be offered, divided by
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Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.
* [[Canadian Committee]]
- Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
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The '''[[NWL2018]]''' word list is edited according to the following '''editorial process'''.
Broadly speaking, there are four steps in editing the word list,
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the first edition of the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (OTCWL).
...r the chairmanship of then [[Dictionary Committee]] chair [[Jim Pate]] and committee members [[John Chew]], [[James Cherry]], [[Joe Edley]], and others to be co
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The '''[[NASPA Word List]] 2018 Edition''' (NWL2018) is the first word list
NASPA members may download the word list and related files through [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services]
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We list it here to document this status, and to recognize contributions to our hist
* '''Notes''': word judge not certified by [[Technology Committee]]
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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 t
=== March 1, 2018 New [[Club/Director Committee]] member ===
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You should also register the club with the NASPA Youth Committee at the following link '''[insert link]'''. That way you will receive news
...word judge such as [[Zyzzyva]], which includes the [[School SCRABBLE Word List]].
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...demic still affecting the daily lives of so many of us, the [[Championship Committee]] has concluded it would be both unwise and irresponsible to move forward w
If you encounter issues, you can contact the Championship Committee at [mailto:nsc@scrabbleplayers.org nsc@scrabbleplayers.org].
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** The director must keep a list of participants, together with their current contact information, and ask t
** The director must keep a list of participants, together with their current contact information, and ask t
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I've been on NASPA's Rules Committee since 2009. That experience should show that I have the three qualities tha
...cluding supporting School SCRABBLE and the efforts of the [[Forward Energy Committee]]. But that's easy to say. The reality is that this is a political position
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...two main publications, the [[NASPA Word List]] and the [[NASPA School Word List]]. Each of these two publications is available in a variety of formats, and
A list of licensees can be found on our [[Software]] page.
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...her slurs should be part of the official lexicon, the [[NWL2018|NASPA Word List (2018) Edition]].
...peating contextually offensive language, the public communications did not list the words in question, identifying one of them only as the N word.
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...ity values and discusses the issue of removing slurs from the [[NASPA Word List]].
...nt Community Values and Removing Slurs] - Letter sent to the NASPA mailing list on June 20, 2020.
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Players competed in timed Scrabble GO matches with the [[NASPA Word List]] (NWL). Other than the use of void challenge, standard [[Official Tourname
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvDB0pE-3ptFJBqemMOhxe3Z625OUbDY NASPA YouTube channel] - Watch the game
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In response to requests from our community, we list all the words in our lexicon that have been labelled as offensive (and with
On 2020-07-12 the [[Dictionary Committee]] agreed in reviewing some unusual cases that if a word is listed as offens
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...request could be something as simple as copies of the [[NASPA School Word List 2020]], equipment to support live play, or a paid Zoom subscription to supp
...will be reviewed and evaluated by a committee consisting of the Executive Committee, Advisory Board members, and Youth chair [[Cornelia Guest]].
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The '''[[NASPA Word List]] 2020 Edition''' (NWL2020) is the second word list
NASPA members may download the word list and related files through [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services]
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The '''[[NASPA School Word List]]''' (2020 edition), NSWL2020, was edited by
the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2020 and becomes effective on January 6, 2021. It replaces [[NSWL2018]
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...SPA began to publish lexicons under its own copyright, NASPA’s [[Zyzzyva Committee]] began work to factor off a common code base for all NASPA Zyzzyva platfor
...tly to acknowledge the financial support that made that work possible. The Committee welcomes suggestions about improvements to the software.
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=== October 15, 2020 NASPA Word List 2020 Effective Date ===
...t the NASPA Word List 2020 Edition ([[NWL2020]]) and the NASPA School Word List 2020 Edition ([[NSWL2020]])will take effect at sanctioned clubs and tournam
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** The director must keep a list of participants, together with their current contact information, and ask t
** The director must keep a list of participants, together with their current contact information, and ask t
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The '''[[NASPA School Word List]]''' (2023 edition), NSWL2023, was edited by
the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]] in 2023 and is effective as of '''February 29, 2024'''. It replaces [[NS
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The [[Canadian Committee]] and [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee have established the following criteria.
Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for the 2021 WESPA Ch
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A list of [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2022 registe
...imited opportunity to claim entry or it will be offered to the next on the list.
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...ae751c2b95d07c97caf NASPA News - Zyzzyva Android Testers Needed - Canadian Committee]
...ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf NASPA News - NASPA Word List Apps - Know the Rules]
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The NASPA [[Executive Committee]] announced a [http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=1
=== March 18, 2021 Printed NASPA Word List 2020 Edition ===
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...sociations should contact the [mailto:nsc@scrabbleplayers.org Championship Committee] with the names of the players who will be representing their association o
Both lexicons - NASPA Word List (NWL) and Collins (CSW) - will be offered.
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...el after the conclusion of the championship, by providing the Championship Committee with hotel confirmation number and dates of stay.
* If you need to change your registration, contact the Championship Committee. Do not register again.
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...QR consists of the '''highest rating attained at the end of any NASPA Word List (NWL) or Collins (CSW)''' rated tournament that finished during the period
...divisions did not meet the minimum number of 20 players, the Championship Committee has decided to allow both divisions to proceed this year.'''
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The '''[[NASPA Word List]] 2023 Edition''' (NWL2023) is the third word list
NASPA members may download the word list and related files through [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services]
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...el after the conclusion of the championship, by providing the Championship Committee with hotel confirmation number and dates of stay.
...our registration, contact the [mailto:nsc@scrabbleplayers.org Championship Committee]. Do not register again.
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