This category excludes games where either player received a time penalty.
=== Tournament, OTCWL ===
# −37: Dan Horowitz −12 vs. Carolann Atene −25, June 3, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
# −26: Denise Mahnken −10 vs. Marie Gier −16, May 29, 2010, Atlanta, GA
# −25: Chris Lipe −7 vs. Leesa Berahovich −18, August 8, 2011, National SCRABBLE Championship, Dallas, TX (game ended after a phoney, two single-tile exchanges and three passes)
# −22: Marlon Hill −6 vs. Ben Schoenbrun −16, July 3, 2010, Albany, NY (game ended after two phoneys and four exchanges)
# −20: Helena Gauthier −9 vs. Gerianne Abriano −11, June 19, 2010, Nashua, NH
# −18: Rod Nivison −8 vs. −10, July 1990, Midwest Invitational Tournament
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|-|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"|colspan=8|Tournament, TWL|-| '''Total'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Date'''| '''Location'''| '''Notes'''|-| -37| -12| Dan Horowitz| -25| Carolann Atene| June 3, 2012| Philadelphia, PA| |-| -26| -10| Denise Mahnken| -16| Marie Gier| May 29, 2010| Phoenix, AZ| National SCRABBLE Championship|-| -25| -7| Chris Lipe| -18| Leesa Berahovich| August 8, 2011| Dallas, TX| NSC ( phony-x1-x1-p-p-p)|- style= Club"font-style:italic; color:green;"|colspan=8|Tournament, OTCWL =CSW|-| '''Total'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Date'''| '''Location'''| '''Notes'''|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"|colspan=8|Club, TWL|-| '''Total'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Score'''| '''Name'''| '''Date'''| '''Location'''| '''Notes'''|}
== Highest average score per turn ==