Web Resources
- cross-tables.com - Information on upcoming and past tournaments, rated player statistics, and much more
- Crossword Games Pro - A Scrabble® mailing list.
- Internet SCRABBLE® Club - Play Scrabble® online!
- National SCRABBLE® Association - the Offical site for Club and Tournament SCRABBLE® (until July 1, 2009)
- NASPA - The North American Scrabble Players Association. The NEW Offical site for Club and Tournament SCRABBLE® . Available now and you must be a member by July 1 to compete in tournaments after that date.
Other Clubs
SCRABBLE® Meetup (Seattle) -- not a club, but an informal Scrabble group
Study Tools
- Verbalobe - Lots of excellent study tools & articles on approaches to improving your game
- JumbleTime - Jumbled Words, Anagrams, Time, Play
- MetaGrams - Anamonics, words, etc.
- LAMPWords - Paul Sidorsky's anagrammer & word judge for your PALM device *updated to OWL2
- Quackle - Game analysis tool (you can also play against it)
- www.zyzzyva.net - Word study program by Michael W Thelen *updated to OWL2
- Franklin - Handheld OSPD4/OWL2 device sold by Hasbro The newly updated Franklin. Features over 100,000 2-8 letter words
that are acceptable under OSPD4. Main dictionary entries include a
brief definition, part of speech label and inflected forms. Adjustable
skill levels for word building exercises. SPECIAL FEATURE for NSA members: Shipment will include a password to activate the
OWL2 list. SHIPMENTS START WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008,
Order from www.wordgear.com
- MetaGrams - Anamonics, words, etc.
- WHAT - Wolfberg's Helpful Anagramming Tool
- Ottawa Study Room - Ottawa Scrabble Club online quizzes & word lists
- Aerolith - Cesar del Solar's study tool (similar to JumbleTime)
- Scool - Paul McNett's online wordfinding tool
- Free Printable Flashcards-These work really well if you just print them on regular paper and use a gluestick to join the back and front together.
Word Lists click here for more words than I could ever cram into my brain
Equipment
Score Sheets
There are lots of different score sheets available, and some folks get by using just a blank piece of paper. Lots (but not all) of highly rated players track tiles so they know what might be still in the bag (or on their opponent's rack). Preprinted sheets make tracking easier. Here are some to try or you can easily make your own.
Seattle Club Score Sheets (courtesy of Rebecca Slivka, Seattle Club Director): Horizontal Score Sheet [pdf] and Vertical Score Sheet [pdf]
Other Links
About SCRABBLE®
[wikipedia article] Wikipedia an overview of SCRABBLE® with the usual disclaimers about the veracity of wiki articles. [movie] Word Slingers -- CBC documentary on Canadian players at the 2001 World Championship in Las Vegas [movie] Scrabylon -- award-winning documentary on "the cutthroat world of tournament SCRABBLE®" [movie] Word Wars -- Emmy-nominated documentary "Tiles and Tribulations on the SCRABBLE® circuit" [book] Word Freak -- NY Times Bestseller by Stefan Fatsis [short story] Death by Scrabble -- short story by Charlie Fish [video] Death by Scrabble -- Film adaptation of Charlie Fish's story. If you search YouTube there are about 4 other versions, as well as some other cute Scrabble shorts. [article] YOUR WORDS AGAINST MINE -- SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, 18 Dec 1995
ERRATA for OWL2 and OSPD4:
Note that errors have been found both in the printed OSPD4 and the printed OWL2,
as well as the NSA's website and the Scrabble News (#201, announcing the new words). Check the NSA's
ERRATA list for the final word.
- [NSA] OWL2 Errata (scroll to the bottom) * NOTE: Check this link often for the most recent updates!
- Printable OWL2 Errata [pdf] *note updated 24 Feb 2006, check with NSA website for latest corrections*
- Printable OSPD4 Errata [pdf] Includes Errata for OSPD4 as well as all new "expurgated" words (shorter than 10 letters)
Printed/Published Study Guides
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