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| class="left"|<h3>NASPA Tournament of Champions</h3>August 24-30, 2020, <br><br>
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Congratulations to Austin Shin, winner of the '''NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble&reg; GO'''.
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[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH44AjFtBIqRRLv-Yr6jRBg WATCH]
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[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/NASPA_Tournament_of_Champions READ MORE]
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The '''NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble&reg; GO''' will be held August 24 to 30, 2020, as a virtual online tournament. In this invitational event organized by NASPA, eight players will compete in a bracket - Best of 5 quarterfinals followed by a Best of 7 semifinals and final over the course of the week.
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[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=NSC2020 PLAYERS NEEDING TO CANCEL]
 
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[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2019_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship READ MORE]
 
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<h3>COVID-19</h3>
 
<h3>COVID-19</h3>
 
[[COVID-19 | NASPA Club and tournament activity is suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]
 
[[COVID-19 | NASPA Club and tournament activity is suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]
 
 
 
  
  
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[[Community Values | NASPA CEO John Chew issues a statement on important community values and discusses the issue of removing slurs from the NASPA Word List.]]  
 
[[Community Values | NASPA CEO John Chew issues a statement on important community values and discusses the issue of removing slurs from the NASPA Word List.]]  
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[[File:Elections.jpg|176px|link=2020_Advisory_Board_Elections]]
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<h3>Advisory Board Elections</h3>
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<h3>2020 NASC</h3>
[[2020_Advisory_Board_Elections|Results for the 2020 Advisory Board elections are available.]]
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[[2020_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship|The 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]
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[[File:Trophy-award-icon.jpg|176px|link=Awards]]
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[[Awards | NASPA recognizes player achievements with awards, including Person of the Year and Player Titles. Updated Player Titles!]]
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[[File:NASPA_News.jpg|176px|link=COVID-19]]
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<h3>NASPA News</h3>
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[[IContact | NASPA sends out a weekly newsletter with the latest info on tournament and club play.]]
  
  
 
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[[File:Teamwork.jpg|176px|link=NASPA Youth SCRABBLE]]
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<h3>NASPA Youth SCRABBLE</h3>
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[[NASPA Youth SCRABBLE | The NASPA Youth SCRABBLE program promotes and recognizes youth SCRABBLE talent. ]]
  
  
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<h3>SCRABBLE GO</h3>
 
<h3>SCRABBLE GO</h3>
 
[http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=288131&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf The NASPA Word List 2018 (NWL2018) is now available in SCRABBLE GO, the new SCRABBLE mobile game.]
 
[http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=288131&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf The NASPA Word List 2018 (NWL2018) is now available in SCRABBLE GO, the new SCRABBLE mobile game.]
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[[File:NASPA-Zyzzyva.png|176px|link=Zyzzyva]]
 
[[File:NASPA-Zyzzyva.png|176px|link=Zyzzyva]]
<h3>NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.1</h3>
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<h3>NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.4</h3>
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Zyzzyva NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.1 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.]
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[[NASPA_Zyzzyva:_The_Last_Word_in_Word_Study | NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.4 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.]]
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[[File:Apps.jpg|176px|link=Software]]
<h3>NWL2018 Apps</h3>
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[[Software | Check out the apps and software licensed to include the NASPA Word List (2018 Edition).]]
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[[Software | Check out the apps and software licensed to include the NASPA Word List.]]
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[[File:Trophy-award-icon.jpg|176px|link=Awards]]
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<h3>Awards</h3>
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<h3>NASPA Word of the Day</h3>
[[Awards | NASPA recognizes player achievements with awards, including Person of the Year and Player Titles. Updated!]]
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[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl See today's word of the day.]
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[[File:NASPA_News.jpg|176px|link=COVID-19]]
 
<h3>NASPA News</h3>
 
  
[[IContact | NASPA sends out a weekly newsletter with the latest info on tournament and club play.]]
 
 
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[[File:Saam logo-tealribbon.jpg|176px|link=Community Advocate]]
 
[[File:Saam logo-tealribbon.jpg|176px|link=Community Advocate]]
 
<h3>NASPA Community Advocate</h3>
 
<h3>NASPA Community Advocate</h3>
 
[[Community Advocate | The Community Advocate looks into cases of harassment within the organization.]]
 
[[Community Advocate | The Community Advocate looks into cases of harassment within the organization.]]
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[[File:Suggestion.png|126px|link=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk]]
 
[[File:Suggestion.png|126px|link=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk]]
 
<h3>NASPA Suggestion Box</h3>
 
<h3>NASPA Suggestion Box</h3>
 
[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk Send us your suggestions for tournament and club SCRABBLE.]
 
[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk Send us your suggestions for tournament and club SCRABBLE.]
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<h3 class="date">November 27, 2020</h3> [[NASPA_Zyzzyva:_The_Last_Word_in_Word_Study | NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.4]] is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes [[NWL2020]] and [[NSWL2020]].
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<h3 class="date">October 15, 2020</h3> The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the NASPA Word List 2020 Edition ([[NWL2020]]) and the NASPA School Word List 2020 Edition ([[NSWL2020]])will take effect at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on January 6, 2021.
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<h3 class="date">August 30, 2020</h3> Congratulations to [[Austin Shin]], winner of the [[NASPA Tournament of Champions]] presented by Scrabble® GO.
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<h3 class="date">August 6, 2020</h3> The [[NASPA Tournament of Champions]] presented by Scrabble® GO will be held August 24 to 30, 2020, as a virtual online tournament.
 
<h3 class="date">July 27, 2020</h3> The NASPA [[IDEA Committee]] met for the first time. This committee has been formed to address issues of inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility within our community.
 
<h3 class="date">July 27, 2020</h3> The NASPA [[IDEA Committee]] met for the first time. This committee has been formed to address issues of inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility within our community.
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<h3 class="date">July 8, 2020</h3> NASPA CEO [[John Chew]] issues a [[Community Values | statement]] on removing slurs from the [[NASPA Word List]].
 
<h3 class="date">July 8, 2020</h3> NASPA CEO [[John Chew]] issues a [[Community Values | statement]] on removing slurs from the [[NASPA Word List]].
 
<h3 class="date">July 2, 2020</h3> Results for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections]] are available.
 
<h3 class="date">July 2, 2020</h3> Results for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections]] are available.
 
<h3 class="date">June 25, 2020</h3>
 
<h3 class="date">June 25, 2020</h3>
 
NASPA released updated [[COVID-19 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for members and directors]].
 
NASPA released updated [[COVID-19 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for members and directors]].
<h3 class="date">June 20, 2020</h3> NASPA CEO [[John Chew]] issues a [[Community Values | statement]] on important community values and discusses the issue of removing slurs from the [[NASPA Word List]].
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<h3 class="date">June 1, 2020</h3> Elections for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections |Advisory Board]] run from June 1 to June 30.
 
<h3 class="date">May 28, 2020</h3>The [[2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] has been been canceled because of ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
 
<h3 class="date">May 14, 2020</h3>The [[NWL2018 |NASPA Word List 2018 (NWL2018)]] is now available in [https://www.facebook.com/ScrabbleGO SCRABBLE GO], the new SCRABBLE mobile game.
 
  
  
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<h3 class="date">June 1, 2020</h3> Elections for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections |Advisory Board]] run from June 1 to June 30.
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<h3 class="date">May 28, 2020</h3>The [[2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] has been been canceled because of ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
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<h3 class="date">May 14, 2020</h3>The [[NWL2018 |NASPA Word List 2018 (NWL2018)]] is now available in [https://www.facebook.com/ScrabbleGO SCRABBLE GO], the new SCRABBLE mobile game.
 
<h3 class="date">April 30, 2020</h3>Nominations for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections]] will be open from May 1 to May 31, 2020.
 
<h3 class="date">April 30, 2020</h3>Nominations for the [[2020 Advisory Board Elections]] will be open from May 1 to May 31, 2020.
 
<h3 class="date">March 18, 2020</h3>
 
<h3 class="date">March 18, 2020</h3>

Revision as of 23:37, 27 November 2020

NASPA Tournament of Champions

August 24-30, 2020,

Congratulations to Austin Shin, winner of the NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO.

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Top News

November 27, 2020

NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.4 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes NWL2020 and NSWL2020.

October 15, 2020

The NASPA Advisory Board decided that the NASPA Word List 2020 Edition (NWL2020) and the NASPA School Word List 2020 Edition (NSWL2020)will take effect at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on January 6, 2021.

August 30, 2020

Congratulations to Austin Shin, winner of the NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO.

August 6, 2020

The NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO will be held August 24 to 30, 2020, as a virtual online tournament.

July 27, 2020

The NASPA IDEA Committee met for the first time. This committee has been formed to address issues of inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility within our community.

July 8, 2020

NASPA CEO John Chew issues a statement on removing slurs from the NASPA Word List.

July 2, 2020

Results for the 2020 Advisory Board Elections are available.

June 25, 2020

NASPA released updated Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for members and directors.