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<h3>COVID-19</h3>
[[COVID-19 | NASPA Club and tournament activity is suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]
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<h3>NASPA Community Values</h3>
[[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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<h3>2020 NASC</h3>
[[2020_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship|The 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]
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<h3>Awards</h3>
[[Awards | NASPA recognizes player achievements with awards, including Person of the Year and Player Titles. Updated Player Titles!]]
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<h3>NASPA News</h3>
[[IContact | NASPA sends out a weekly newsletter with the latest info on tournament and club play.]]
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<h3>NASPA Youth SCRABBLE</h3>
[[NASPA Youth SCRABBLE | The NASPA Youth SCRABBLE program promotes and recognizes youth SCRABBLE talent. ]]
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<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.]
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<h3>NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.1</h3>
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Zyzzyva NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.1 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.]
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<h3>NWL Apps</h3>
[[Software | Check out the apps and software licensed to include the NASPA Word List.]]
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<h3>NASPA Word of the Day</h3>
[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl See today's word of the day.]
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[[File:Reno_Ballroom_SmallSaam logo-tealribbon.jpg|176px|link=2015_North_American_SCRABBLE_ChampionshipCommunity Advocate]]<h3>2015 NASPA Community Advocate</h3>[[Community Advocate | The Community Advocate looks into cases of harassment within the organization.]] </div><div class="topic">[[File:Suggestion.png|126px|link=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk]]<h3>NASPA Suggestion Box</h3>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk Send us your suggestions for tournament and club SCRABBLE.] </div> <!-- <div class="topic">[[File:Elections.jpg|176px|link=2020_Advisory_Board_Elections]]<h3>Advisory Board Elections</h3>[[2020_Advisory_Board_Elections|Results for the 2020 Advisory Board elections are available.]] </div> <div class="topic">[[File:TWL18.jpeg|176px|link=NWL2018]]<h3>NWL2018</h3>[[NWL2018 | The NASPA Word List (2018 Edition) - NWL2018 - went into effect on March 1, 2019.]] </div> <div class="topic">[[File:Can-Am.jpg|176px|link=2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]<h3>2020 Can-AM</h3>[[2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge | The event will be hosted by Canada at a date to be determined. The event has been postponed from early May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]</div><div class="topic">[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|176px|link=2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System]]<h3>2020 Alchemist Cup</h3>[[2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System |The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. Find out how to qualify for Team USA or Canada.]] </div> <div class="topic">[[File:Baltimore_Night.jpg|176px|link=https://baltimore.org]]<h3>NASC 2020 - Baltimore</h3>'''Save the date - the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship(NASC) will be in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020!''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krCU_9YrU0 Watch the announcement on NASPA Tonight.]</div> <div class="topic">[[File:Survey.jpeg|176px|link=https://scrabble.formstack.com/forms/nasc2019]]<h3>NASC 2019 Survey</h3>[httphttps://wwwscrabble.scrabbleplayersformstack.orgcom/wforms/2015_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship Details nasc2019 Share your opinions about the 2015 this and future NASC, Tourneys - open to be held in Renoall NASPA members, Nevadanot just NASC competitors]</div><div class="topic">[[File:Elections.jpg|176px|link=2019_Advisory_Board_Elections]]<h3>Advisory Board Elections</h3>[[2019_Advisory_Board_Elections|Results for the 2019 Advisory Board Elections are available.]]
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<h3>NASPA Zyzzyva 3.1.0.3</h3>NASPA Zyzzyva, which now includes the licensed OTCWL2014 lexicon, is now available.[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Zyzzyva READ MORENASPA Zyzzyva 3.1.0 is now available for OS X, Linux, and Windows.]<br><br><br><br>
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[[File:GeocacheLogoFort-wayne-t-shirt.jpg|176px|link=Official_Tournament_and_Club_Word_Listhttp://blog.scrabbleplayers.org/wordpress/]]<h3>Current Word List2016 North American SCRABBLE Championships Blog</h3>OTCWL2014 will take effect for NASPA club and tournament play on April 10, 2015 [http://wwwblog.scrabbleplayers.org/wwordpress/Official_Tournament_and_Club_Word_List READ MORENASC news and player profiles]
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[https://www.facebook.com/NASPAScrabble/ Relive the action in New Orleans - pix, videos, and more!]</div>
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<h3>2018 CNSC</h3>
[[2018 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship|Congratulations to '''Eric Tran''', 2018 Canadian SCRABBLE Champion!]]
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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.<h3 class="date">August 30, 2020</h3> Congratulations to [[Austin Shin]], winner of the [[NASPA Tournament of Champions]] presented by Scrabble® GO.<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 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">June 25, 2020</h3>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]]. <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.<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>[http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=14937&m=286005&t=42bfeecf990f5ae04e8a9ea793c9a29e79393ee2e6b4b72ecef1a231ef1a0fa9 NASPA has suspended all club and tournament activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.]<h3 class="date">March 10, 20152020</h3>NASPA released[[COVID-19 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for members and directors]].<h3 class="date">January 30, 2020</h3>Registration is now open for the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC)in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wcgi-bin/register.pl Register now!]<h3 class="date">October 1, 2019</2016_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship Announcement of Location for 2016 h3>Save the date - the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship(NASC) will be in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krCU_9YrU0 Watch the announcement on NASPA Tonight.]<h3 class="date">July 24, 2019</divh3>[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2019/nasc/build Congratulations to 2019 North American SCRABBLE Champion Alec Sjoholm!]<div h3 class="newsdate">July 22, 2019</h3>The NASPA [[Executive Committee]] announced a [http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=277480&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf restructuring of the NASPA management team]. <h3 class="date">February 7July 14, 2019</h3>NASPA [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1, which includes [[CSW2019]], is now also available for the Linux platform. <h3 class="date">June 26, 2019</h3>NASPA [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1, which includes [[CSW2019]], is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms. <h3 class="date">June 6, 2019</h3> Results for the [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] are available.<h3 class="date">May 2, 20152019</h3>The NASPA [http[Advisory Board]] decided that the [https://www.scrabbleplayerscollinsdictionary.orgcom/wscrabble/Zyzzyva OTCWL2014 Effective Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019] will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019. <h3 class="date">April 29, 2019</h3>Nominations for the [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] will be open from May 1 to May 31, 2019.<h3 class="date">April 1018, 2015 - 2019</h3>NASPA [[Zyzzyva ]] Release 3.2.0, which includes [[NWL2018]], is now also available for the Linux platform.<h3 class="date">March 3 released , 2019</h3>NASPA [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.0, which includes [[NWL2018]], is now available for the Windowsand macOS platforms. <h3 class="date">January 4, 2019</h3>The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] voted last night to change the effective date for the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (2018 Edition) - OTCWL2018 - from February 1 to March 1, 2019 for sanctioned tournament play.<h3 class="date">December 13, 2018</h3>The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (2018 Edition) - OTCWL2018 - will take effect at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on February 1, 2019. <h3 class="date">November 5, 2018</h3>Registration is now open to represent the United States and Canada at the [[2019 WESPA Championship]]. <h3 class="date">October 3, 2018</h3>The 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship will be held in Reno, Nevada, on July 20 to 24, 2019.<h3 class="date">August 8, 2018</h3>[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nasc/build Congratulations to 2018 North American SCRABBLE Champion Joel Sherman!]<h3 class="date">August 2, 2018</h3>[[Lila Crotty]], [[Jennifer M Lee | Jennifer Lee]], and [[Ezekiel Markwei]] have been appointed to the NASPA [[Advisory Board]].<h3 class="date">July 2, 2018</divh3>Results for the [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] are available.<div h3 class="newsdate">June 2, 2018</h3> Elections for the [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] run from June 3 to June 30.<h3 class="date">April 26, 2018</h3>Nominations for the [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] will be open from May 1 to May 31, 2018.<h3 class="date">January 299, 2018</h3>NASPA goes to [[CES 2018]]! See what happens when [[Will Anderson]] plays a Taiwanese robot.<h3 class="date">December 6, 2017</h3>On November 28, 2017, the NASPA Advisory Board unanimously approved an update to the [[Code of Conduct]] to include specific descriptions of what constitutes sexual and gender-based harassment. <h3 class="date">July 26, 20152017</h3>[{{SERVER}}http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2017/nasc/build Congratulations to 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion Will Anderson!]<h3 class="date">July 1, 2017</h3>[http://www.icontact-archive.com/cgi-bineBE1BTTRFaArP3qIeNvGFEtBtQtSG8v?w=3/ Advisory Board Election results are now available.]<h3 class="date">June 2, 2017</h3> Voting for the [[2017 Advisory Board Elections]] runs from June 3 to June 30.<h3 class="date">May 24, 2017</h3>NASPA's [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/ae/register2016_Form_990.pl 2015 NASC online registrationpdf 2016 Form 990] is now available online for review.<h3 class="date">May 4, 2017</h3> Nominations for the [[2017 Advisory Board Elections]] are open.<h3 class="date">May 4, 2017</divh3> Early registration for the [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] has been extended through May 31, 2017.<h3 class="date">February 27, 2017</h3> [[Rules]] errata have been posted. <h3 class="date">May 16, 2016</h3>[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/cnsc/build Congratulations to 2016 Canadian National SCRABBLE Champion Adam Logan!]<h3 class="date">April 10, 2016</h3>[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/nassc/build Congratulations to 2016 North American School SCRABBLE Champions Jem Burch, Cooper Komatsu, and coach Cornelia Guest] -->