Records

This page lists various unofficial records achived in competitive SCRABBLE® play in North America and overseas.

The records in each category are classified further based on the (environment tournament or club), dictionary used (OTCWL or SOWPODS, ignoring the specific edition), and whether phonies were accepted or not (when applicable).

In the words listed, lowercase letters stand for blanks and paranthesised letters stand for tiles already on the board.

Highest winning game score

Tournament, OTCWL, no phonies

1. 770: Mark Landsberg, June 13, 1993, Eagle Rock CA
2. 744: Tim Wilkinson, June 9, 2007, Dover NH
3. 724: Robin Pollock Daniel, Oct 22, 2006, Lake George NY

Tournament, OTCWL, phonies

1. 719: Chris Reslock, February 1981, Xenia Ohio
2. 716: Ken Lambe, June 27, 1981, New York Game Room Tourney Prelim

Club, OTCWL, no phonies

1. 830: Michael Cresta, Oct 12, 2006, Club #108, Lexington MA
2. 801: Robert Kahn, Mar 3, 2010, Club #276, Lauderhill, FL
   • Bingos: HAEMOID, sTARTLE, INSERTS, ENVIOUS, BEPAINT, RE(E)CHOEd and TEARIEST.

Highest combined game score

Tournament, OTCWL, no phonies

1. 1108: Mark Landsberg 770 - Alan Stern 338, June 13, 1993, Eagle Rock CA
2. 1105: John Luebkemann 580 - Rose Kreiswirth 525, The Players Championship 2007

Tournament, OTCWL, phonies

1. 1134: Keith Smith 582 - Stefan Rau 552, Dallas Open, March 2008

Club, OTCWL, no phonies

1. 1320: Michael Cresta 830 - Wayne Yorra 490, Oct 12, 2006, Club #108, Lexington MA
   • bingos: JOUSTED, LADYLIK(E), F(L)ATFISH 239, (S)CAMsTER, UNDERD(O)G, QUIXOT(R)Y 365

Highest single-turn score, no phonies

Tournament, OTCWL

1. 311 points: BRAZIERS, T. A. Sanders, January 1997, Tyler TX

Tournament, SOWPODS

1. 392 points: CAZIQUES, Dr. Saladin Karl Khoshaw, April 1982?, Magri Demajo, Malta

Club, OTCWL

1. 365: QUIXOT(R)Y, Michael Cresta, Oct 12, 2006, Club #108, Lexington MA
2. 338: DEFUZING, Jeff Widergren
3. 329: FREEZING, Carl Twickler, 2002, Huntington NY

Highest opening word score, no phonies

The theorethical maximum for both ATCWL and SOWPODS is 128 for MUZJIKS without blanks.

Tournament, OTCWL

1. 126: MuZJIKS, Jesse Inman, July 2008, National Scrabble Championship, Orlando FL
2. 124: points: BEZIQUE, Sam Kantimathi, September 1993, Portland OR Tourney

Highest non-bingo score, no phonies

Tournament, OTCWL

• 243: R(OR)QUALS, Karen Merrill, 1997, Portland Club Tourney

Club, OTCWL

• 261: B(RE)EZIER, Jim Kille, April 14, 1993, Club #333 Exon PA