Revision as of 16:06, 6 March 2021

The NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO was held August 24 to 30, 2020, as a virtual online tournament. In this invitational event organized by NASPA, eight players competed in a bracket - Best of 5 quarterfinals followed by a Best of 7 semifinals and final over the course of the week.

Congratulations to Austin Shin, winner of the NASPA Tournament of Champions presented by Scrabble® GO.

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• March 4, 2021 The 2021 North American SCRABBLE Championship is canceled because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
• November 27, 2020 NASPA Zyzzyva 3.2.4 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes NWL2020 and NSWL2020.
• October 15, 2020 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.

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