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Officially sanctioned [[SCRABBLE]] play in Canada and the United States  
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Officially sanctioned [[SCRABBLE]]® play in Canada and the United States  
 
must obey the '''Official Tournament Rules''', edited by the [[NSA]] [[Rules Committee]]. When
 
must obey the '''Official Tournament Rules''', edited by the [[NSA]] [[Rules Committee]]. When
 
the committee is transferred to [[NASPA]] later in 2009, the rules will
 
the committee is transferred to [[NASPA]] later in 2009, the rules will
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== Effective August 1, 2009 ==
 
== Effective August 1, 2009 ==
  
Several rules changes become effective August 1st, 2009 (not July 1st, as originally announced). Please read the list of changes carefully. The rules are available in PDF format for online viewing and printing:
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Several rule changes become effective August 1, 2009 (not July 1, 2009, as originally announced). Please read the list of changes carefully. The rules are available in PDF format for online viewing and printing:
  
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/5/51/NASPARules2009aug1.pdf Official Tournament Rules, Aug 1, 2009]
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* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/5/51/NASPARules2009aug1.pdf Official Tournament Rules, August 1, 2009]
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/4/4d/NASPARulesChanges2009aug1.pdf List of Changes, Aug 1, 2009]
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* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/4/4d/NASPARulesChanges2009aug1.pdf List of Changes, August 1, 2009]
  
 
== Effective February 9, 2009 ==
 
== Effective February 9, 2009 ==
  
A rewritten version of Rule III.A.2 took effect on February 9th, 2009.  Complete version of rules:
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A rewritten version of rule III.A.2 took effect on February 9, 2009.  Complete version of rules:
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/aa/NSARules2009feb9.pdf NSA Official Tournament Rules, Feb 9, 2009]
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* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/aa/NSARules2009feb9.pdf NSA Official Tournament Rules, Februsry 9, 2009]
  
 
== Effective February 1, 2009 ==
 
== Effective February 1, 2009 ==
  
 
A major rewrite of the tournament rules became effective February 1, 2009.
 
A major rewrite of the tournament rules became effective February 1, 2009.
* [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/rules/ NSA Official Tournament Rules, Feb 1, 2009]
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* [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/rules/ NSA Official Tournament Rules, February 1, 2009]

Revision as of 15:23, 19 June 2009

Officially sanctioned SCRABBLE® play in Canada and the United States must obey the Official Tournament Rules, edited by the NSA Rules Committee. When the committee is transferred to NASPA later in 2009, the rules will move to this web site.

See also: the NASPA Behavior Policy, which will be replaced on July 1, 2009 by the Code of Conduct.

Effective August 1, 2009

Several rule changes become effective August 1, 2009 (not July 1, 2009, as originally announced). Please read the list of changes carefully. The rules are available in PDF format for online viewing and printing:

Effective February 9, 2009

A rewritten version of rule III.A.2 took effect on February 9, 2009. Complete version of rules:

Effective February 1, 2009

A major rewrite of the tournament rules became effective February 1, 2009.