* August 16, 2025: [https://quillette.com/2025/08/16/podcast-298-what-does-it-take-to-develop-a-scrabble-shaped-brain/ Quillette] podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews [[John Chew]] about the world of competitive Scrabble.
* [[2025 Scrabble Players Championship]]
** [[2025 Scrabble Players Championship]] champion [[Nigel Peltier]]
*** August 28, 2025: [https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/28/scrabble-champion-portland/ OPB Think Out Loud]
*** August 18, 2025: [https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/08/portland-man-wins-national-championship-in-this-classic-word-game.html The Oregonian]
*** August 15, 2025: [https://portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/nosedive-zosters-piani-and-kolo-portland-man-wins-10k-at-national-scrabble-championship/ Portland Tribune]
** Galesburg (IL) mayor and Division 1 player [[Peter Schwartzman]]
*** August 26, 2025: [https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/the-current/galesburg-mayor-peter-schwartzman-scrabble-championship-nationals-local-tournament-september-13-14/526-ea904b14-02cf-46db-a338-b7706e815be6 WQAD8]
*** August 18, 2025: [https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/galesburg-mayor-places-at-national-scrabble-championship/ Our Quad Cities]
*** August 18, 2025: [https://www.wgil.com/2025/08/18/galesburg-mayor-shines-at-u-s-national-scrabble-championship/ WGIL]
* [[2025 Scrabble Players Championship]] champion [[Nigel Peltier]]
*** August 18, 2025: [https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/08/portland-man-wins-national-championship-in-this-classic-word-game.html The Oregonian]
*** August 15, 2025: [https://portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/nosedive-zosters-piani-and-kolo-portland-man-wins-10k-at-national-scrabble-championship/ Portland Tribune]
** August 15, 2025: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C9vJoCzH0QM0Wd7RfY_lqoF-PTKv_ft5/view?usp=sharing NASPA Press Release]
** August 7, 2025: [https://www.seattletimes.com/life/hes-played-scrabble-since-he-was-5-how-he-became-a-national-champ/ Seattle Times] picks up Lexington Herald-Ledger article about [[Mack Meller]] (original article behind pay wall).