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2017 National SCRABBLE Championship
July 22—26, 2017, New Orleans, LA
Congratulations to the 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion, Will Anderson!
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Contents
News
- 2017-08-01 NASC 2017 Survey Share your opinions about this and future North American SCRABBLE Championships - open to all NASPA members, not just NASC competitors.
- 2017-07-26 NASC 2017 on Facebook Relive the action in New Orleans - pix, videos, and more!
- 2017-07-15 Player Titles NASPA creates the new titles of SCRABBLE Expert, SCRABBLE Master and SCRABBLE Grandmaster to recognize player excellence.
- 2017-07-01 AB Elections Results are available: congratulations to Josh Greenway, Mike Willis and Bruce D Ambrosio.
And more...
- Breaking news — every major and minor news item gets posted here first
- IContact — subscribe to our weekly email message
- Monthly message — visit our archive of monthly messages from Chris Cree
- Official records — highest-scoring play, game, or other superlative achievements
- Word of the Day — learn a new word each day and up your game
Play SCRABBLE
- Competitive SCRABBLE play — what it is, and how it differs from kitchen-table Scrabble play
- Find a club — find one nearby and practise for tournaments.
- Find a tournament — find one nearby and show off your skills.
- Membership — join the association to compete in tournaments and buy exclusive gear
- Rules — how to play the game and what to do when someone makes a mistake
- Code of Conduct — what standard of behavior is expected of association members
Shopping
We carry a selection of competition-grade equipment at the online NASPA Store, including timers, tiles, racks, and the official word list. Anyone can browse the catalogue, but you must be a member to make purchases.
Clubs
- About clubs — what kinds of clubs there are, and how to start one
- Find a club — find one nearby and practise for tournaments
- Club news — recent news from your local club
Tournaments
- About Tournaments — who plays in them, who runs them, and why
- Upcoming Tournaments — where you can play your next event
- Past Results — who won, and how many rating points did they get
- Championships — major events, past and future
Members
- Membership — membership benefits, including playing in tournaments, and online shopping
- Life Membership — $20/year to age 80 gets you a lifetime membership and special benefits
- Apply for Membership — join the association
- Renew Membership — renew your membership (early for a discount)
- Referrals — sign up a new full-year member and get a free month’s membership for yourself
- Your Rating — look up your current tournament rating
- Member Services — access to member-only services
- Suggestions we welcome new ideas from our members
- Code of Conduct — what standard of behavior is expected of association members
Directors
- Directors — how to become a director, start a club and run a tournament
- Tournament listing request — sanction a new tournament
- Director Services — access to director-only services
- Member search — enhanced access for directors
- Create memberships — and charge them to your director account
- Renew memberships — and charge them to your director account
- List accommodations — for players with special needs
- List suspensions — for players under disciplinary sanctions
- Publications
- Rules — annually updated official rules for competitive play
- Director Manual — procedural manual for directing competitive events
- Director resources — other publicly available documents, such as scoresheets
- Director Services — restricted-access publications such as word lists
- Ratings — research member ratings and explain how they work
- Software — download tournament management software
Committees
- Committee list — who does what in the association
- Committee rules — how committees and their members should function
- Committee procedures — how specific committees function
- General inquiry procedures how we respond to general inquiries
Media
- Social media Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr....
- Media relations — we’re happy to answer media questions
- History of NASPA — where we came from
- Official records — what the highest score ever was
About Us
- Membership what it means to be a NASPA member
- Nonprofit status we are a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation incorporated in Texas
- Join NASPA become a NASPA member
- Mission statement what we do and why
- Committees who makes it all happen