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to find out more about its activities, including the annual
[[National School SCRABBLE Championship]].
Until June == History == In 2003, [[Hasbro]] and the then [[National SCRABBLE Association]] developed a School SCRABBLE Program including classroom materials, regional events and an annual [[National School SCRABBLE Championship]]. The system of play involved simplified rules, the use of a word list consisting of age-appropriate words from the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]] (OTCWL), and most importantly, competition in two-player teams. Since 2009, the National School SCRABBLE Champions have appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel showto challenge the host to a game. In 2012, the word reference was changed from a cumbersome combination of the printed [[OSPD4]], [[MWCD11]] and published errata and addenda to the equivalent word list as contained in [[Zyzzyva]]. In mid-2013, this [[Hasbro]] brought the administration of the program was under in-house, contracting with [[MSI]] and [[NASPA]] for the management execution of the 2014 Championship. In 2014, the word reference for longer words was changed from MWCD11 to [[National SCRABBLE AssociationOTCWL2]].