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| class="left"|<h3>2019 North American SCRABBLE ChampionshipNASPA Tournament of Champions</h3>July 20August 24-2430, 20192020, Reno<br><br>Congratulations to Austin Shin, NVwinner of the '''NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO'''. <br><br>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH44AjFtBIqRRLv-Yr6jRBg WATCH][http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/NASPA_Tournament_of_Champions READ MORE]
Congratulations to 2019 North American SCRABBLE Champion Alec Sjoholm!
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[[File:ElectionsWarning.jpg|176px|link=2019_Advisory_Board_ElectionsCOVID-19]]<h3>Advisory Board ElectionsCOVID-19</h3>[[2019_Advisory_Board_ElectionsCOVID-19 |Results for NASPA Club and tournament activity is suspended because of the 2019 Advisory Board Elections are availableCOVID-19 pandemic.]]</div><div class="topic">[[File:NASPA_News.jpg|176px|link=IContact]]<h3>NASPA News</h3>[[IContact | NASPA sends out a weekly newsletter with the latest info on tournament and club play.]]
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[[File:NASC2018Buffalo8-150pxCommunity_Values.pngjpg|176px|link=http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nsc/build/index.htmlCommunity Values]]<h3>NASC 2018NASPA Community Values</h3>[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nsc/build/index.html Relive the action at last year's NASC in Buffalo!]
[[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>Awards</h3>
[[Awards | NASPA recognizes player achievements with awards, including Person of the Year and Player Titles. Updated Player Titles!]]
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[[File:SCRABBLE Tile.png|176px|link=http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=288131&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf]]
<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>OTCWL2018</h3>
[[NWL2018 | The NASPA Word List (2018 Edition) - NWL2018 - went into effect on March 1, 2019.]]
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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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[[File:TrophyApps.jpg|176px|link=Software]]<h3>NWL2018 Apps</h3>[[Software | Check out the apps and software licensed to include the NASPA Word List (2018 Edition).]] </div> <div class="topic">[[File:ScrabbleVisual.jpg|176px|link=2020_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship]]<h3>2020 NASC</h3>[[2020_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship|The 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship was cancelled because of the COVID-award-icon19 pandemic.]] </div><div class="topic"> <div class="topic">[[File:NASPA_News.jpg|176px|link=Player TitlesCOVID-19]]<h3>Player TitlesNASPA News</h3> [[Player Titles IContact | NASPA awards sends out a weekly newsletter with the titles SCRABBLE Expert, SCRABBLE Master, latest info on tournament and SCRABBLE Grandmaster to recognize player excellenceclub play.]]
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<h3>NASPA Community Advocate</h3>
[[Community Advocate | The Community Advocate looks into cases of sexual 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.]
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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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<h3>Advisory Board Elections</h3>
[[2020_Advisory_Board_Elections|Results for the 2020 Advisory Board elections are available.]]
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[[File:SuggestionTWL18.pngjpeg|126px176px|link=https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNkNWL2018]]<h3>NASPA Suggestion BoxNWL2018</h3>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CvfjnaoSFnJmT3p9AzEoesV9YyicDqXJSarQzN4cyNk Send us your suggestions for tournament and club SCRABBLE[NWL2018 | The NASPA Word List (2018 Edition) - NWL2018 - went into effect on March 1, 2019.]]
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<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.]]
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<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.]]
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<h3>NASC 2019 Survey</h3>
[https://scrabble.formstack.com/forms/nasc2019 Share your opinions about this and future NASC Tourneys - open to all NASPA members, not just NASC competitors]
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<h3>Advisory Board Elections</h3>
[[2019_Advisory_Board_Elections|Results for the 2019 Advisory Board Elections are available.]]
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<h3>Current Word List</h3>
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Official_Tournament_and_Club_Word_List OTCWL2014 took effect for NASPA club and tournament play on April 10, 2015.]
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<h3>2017 NASC </h3>
[https://www.facebook.com/NASPAScrabble/ Relive the action in New Orleans - pix, videos, and more!]</div>
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<h3>2017 NASC </h3>
[https://www.facebook.com/NASPAScrabble/ Follow the action this weekend in New Orleans at the Crescent City Cup - pix, videos, and more!]</div>
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<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.
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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</h3>
[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2019/nasc/build Congratulations to 2019 North American SCRABBLE Champion Alec Sjoholm!]
<h3 class="date">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].
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NASPA [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1, which includes [[CSW2019]], is now also available for the Linux platform.
<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.
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<h3 class="date">November 5, 2018</h3>
Registration is now open to represent the United States and Canada at the [[2019 WESPA Championship]].