== Membership ==
=== Benefits ===
# <span class=q>What do I get with my membership? </span><br />You get the right to participate in official [[Tournament|tournaments]], access to member-only sections of the website, access to a licensed electronic copy of [[OTCWL2014]] for use in [[NASPA Zyzzyva]], access to the [[NASPA Store]] where you can buy a printed copy of [[OTCWL2014NASPA Word List]] and tournament equipment, the right to participate in official [[Tournament|tournaments]], the right to volunteer for or stand for election to our [[committees]], and the right to have your [[club]] and tournament accomplishments officially recognized.# <span class=q>Do I get a printed membership card? </span><br />We will not mail them out to you, but you can either print your own using our [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/mcard.pl online tool] or ask us at special events like the [[National North American SCRABBLE Championship]].# <span class=q>Can I buy member-only publications such as the [[OTCWLNASPA Word List]] from [http://www.wordgear.com WordGear] as a NASPA member? </span><br /> No, because Word Gear went out of business on July 1, 2013. You can now buy it from the [[NASPA Store]].
# <span class=q>Are newcomers allowed to attend one open-rated tournament before joining as members? </span><br /> No, but they will have an option to purchase a 6-month trial membership for US$15.
# <span class=q>What services do you provide to inmates of correctional facilities? </span><br />We regret that we are unable to communicate with or cannot sell products or services to inmates at this timebut do answer inquiries about NASPA or the game as we do from the public at large.
=== Joining and renewing ===