Revision as of 21:32, 15 March 2015

Since September 2013, Hasbro has administered a School SCRABBLE® program. Please visit their website to find out more about its activities, including the annual North American School SCRABBLE Championship.

History

In 2003, Hasbro and the then National SCRABBLE Association developed a School SCRABBLE Program including classroom materials, regional events and an annual National School SCRABBLE Championship. The system of play involved simplified rules, the use of a word list consisting of age-appropriate words from the Official Tournament and Club Word List (OTCWL), and most importantly, competition in two-player teams.

Since 2009, the National School SCRABBLE Champions have appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show to challenge the host to a game.

In 2012, the word reference was changed from a cumbersome combination of the printed OSPD4, MWCD11 and published errata and addenda to the equivalent word list as contained in Zyzzyva.

In mid-2013, Hasbro brought the administration of the program in-house, contracting with MSI and NASPA for the execution of the 2014 Championship.

In 2014, the word reference for longer words was changed from MWCD11 to OTCWL2.