and its [[players]].
For further information, please contact the [[NASPA]] copresidents[[Chris Cree]] in Dallas, TXor Chief Executive Officer
[[John Chew]] in Toronto, ON.
== Recent Mention ==
* [[Dean Saldanha]] and Dielle Pinto will be on Team Canada at the [[2019 WESPA Championship |WESPA Championships]] in Goa, India, in mid-October.
** October 12, 2019: [https://www.princegeorgematters.com/local-news/scrabble-challenge-takes-these-bc-siblings-to-india-1731707 Prince George Matters] article.
** October 6, 2019: [https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-scrabble-champions-to-represent-canada-at-goa-championships-oct-16-20 Vancouver Sun] article.
** September 30, 2019: [https://www.richmond-news.com/news/scrabble-challenge-takes-siblings-to-india-1.23962165 Richmond (BC) News] article.
* September 11, 2019: [https://smile.amazon.com/Your-Move-Board-Games-Teach/dp/1999439546/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g3905707922?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8 Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us About Life], a book written by Jonathan Kay and Joan Moriarity, features [[John Chew]] in its chapter on SCRABBLE.
* August 14, 2019: [https://www.barrietoday.com/whats-up-wednesday/whats-in-a-word-could-be-lots-of-points-at-the-barrie-scrabble-club-1639985 Barrie Today] spotlights the recently formed recreational club in Barrie (ON).
* August 13, 2019: [https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/08/13/orlando-scrabble-club-art-moore?fbclid=IwAR3u7Yg_i2BHhwyboN9GmIzR5EVhvq5bN01I1VTjnLl5JCJwefgxtdceHSE# Spectrum News 13] visits Casselberry-Orlando NASPA Club #438 and talks to director [[Arthur Moore |Art Moore]].
* 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship in Reno (NV)
** July 26, 2019: [https://lynnwoodtoday.com/lynnwood-man-becomes-youngest-north-american-scrabble-champion Lynnwood Today] reports on Lynnwood resident and North American SCRABBLE Champion [[Alec Sjoholm]].
** July 24, 2019: [https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Top-scrabble-players-compete-for-national-title--513135661.html KOLO 8 ABC] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[John Chew]].
** July 24, 2019: [https://www.ktvn.com/story/40833013/intense-wordplay-in-reno-the-north-american-scrabble-championships KTVN 2] interviews Deborah Komatsu, Cheryl Kagan, [[Andy Hoang]], and [[John Chew]].
* July 24, 2019: The Angry Grammarian at the [https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/scrabble-dictionary-tournament-words-language-20190724.html Philadelphia Inquirer] interviews 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion [[Will Anderson]] and [[John Chew]] about why slurs are allowed in tournament and club play.
* [[Cornelia Guest]] ran a SCRABBLE tournament in conjunction with the Newtown (CT) Bridge Club's 3rd annual Longest Day fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association on June 19th.
** July 1, 2019: The [https://www.newtownbee.com/bridge-fans-scrabblers-converge-%E2%80%98longest-day%E2%80%99-fundraiser/07012019 Newtown Bee] covers the event.
** May 24, 2019: The [https://www.newtownbee.com/longest-day-fundraiser-support-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-association/05242019 Newtown Bee] announces the event.
* May 8, 2019: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuLtETpzms&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2KvBEaWrcHDabwapCNRYvsiME9rL6ld83s5Dbj56IJVlRAr5w-Fbnr9ho WGBY] profiles Northampton (MA) NASPA Club #667 - including interviews with director Brett Constantine, NASC 2018 Div 4 champion Evan Yurko, and 2019 North American School SCRABBLE Championship director Ben Greenwood.
* May 2, 2019: The [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/arts/scrabble-new-words.html New York Times] interviews NASPA co-president [[John Chew]] about the release of the Collins 2019 lexicon.
== Older Mention ==
* Youth player Ricky Rodriguez is interviewed by local San Antonio (TX) media.
** May 7, 2019: [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/kid-scrabble-champ-gains-national-attention Fox29] in San Antonio interviews Ricky after his return from the North American School SCRABBLE Championship where his team placed 3rd in the Challenge Division.
** April 26, 2019: The [https://therivardreport.com/after-finding-success-in-scrabble-san-antonio-kid-heads-to-national-championships/?fbclid=IwAR1ZGlsm2q2PvQW2qZ5Rx3PEQHqXQogwHV2UXLK2zVp6_MxKwXlGlkMh5ZU Rivard Report] profiles Ricky as he heads to the North American School SCRABBLE Championship.
** February 1, 2019: [https://www.kens5.com/video/news/young-scrabble-genius-from-sa-competes-all-over-the-country/273-61b7870f-bbe7-46f7-9a4c-eb24f40e11a5?fbclid=IwAR3829p0wxdmbMnAQqrtoUK7XO4eTFzrQ040Sq5bb3v8SlfLLK6PEk8z9MA CBS KENS-TV] interviews Ricky and his mother, Erin, at Austin (TX) NASPA Club #234.
** December 30, 2018: [https://www.ksat.com/news/whats-up-south-texas-boy-on-autism-spectrum-dominates-the-game-of-scrabble?fbclid=IwAR0Poo0aBIddRkuNAdGbYqy9EwIRvflym7vWd_mI-3BEWLLOv2AY4LnaeB0 ABC KSAT12] interviewed Ricky on the "What's Up South Texas" segment.
** November 22, 2018: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IysIy-jqpqc Fox 29's Daytime at 9 with Kimberly and Esteban] invited Ricky to share some SCRABBLE tips and tricks.
* April 1, 2019: [https://www.pressreader.com/usa/readers-digest/20190401/textview Reader's Digest] profiles [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship | 2018 NASC]] champion [[Joel Sherman]] in its I Won! series.
* March 21, 2019: [http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/scrabble-queen-cornelia-guest-is-training-child-champions-of-the/article_9793643e-4697-11e9-9f6f-0ffbdd3ea6d2.html?fbclid=IwAR28fPWeRR9_Ozy1Mn7rc9FRPCtLmfJKWVB0lRNuGg_Qg1KVu7nQWJQNqKk Connecticut Magazine] profiles NASPA Person of the Year [[Cornelia Guest]] with a focus on her Youth SCRABBLE coaching.
* March 8, 2019: An [https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/words-words-words-a-reporter-challenges-a-scrabble-fanatic/article_e4458f70-3fba-11e9-83bc-53fc38b6d282.html East Oregonian] reporter takes on NASPA member John Lauck.
* January 7, 2019: [[Stefan Fatsis]] discusses ties in tournament SCRABBLE on the [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hang-up-and-listen/id327595087?mt=2 Hang Up and Listen] podcast. Jeffrey Jacobson had 3 ties in a 7-game tournament in [https://www.cross-tables.com/tourney.php?tourneyid=10546 Levittown (PA)] on January 5, 2019.
* December 30, 2018: [https://www.ksat.com/news/whats-up-south-texas-boy-on-autism-spectrum-dominates-the-game-of-scrabble?fbclid=IwAR0Poo0aBIddRkuNAdGbYqy9EwIRvflym7vWd_mI-3BEWLLOv2AY4LnaeB0 ABC KSAT12] interviewed San Antonio (TX) player Ricky Rodriguez on the "What's Up South Texas" segment.
* Business Insider reporter and NASPA member Mark Abadi offers SCRABBLE tips to readers:
** February 10, 2019: [https://www.businessinsider.com/scrabble-vs-words-with-friends-differences-2019-2 Play SCRABBLE rather than Words With Friends]
** January 27, 2019: [https://www.businessinsider.com/scrabble-strategy-tips-hotspots-2019-1 Look out for hotspots]
** December 29, 2018: [https://www.businessinsider.com/scrabble-improve-skills-anagrams-bingos-2018-12 Learn the 2-letter words]
* March 21, 2019: [http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/scrabble-queen-cornelia-guest-is-training-child-champions-of-the/article_9793643e-4697-11e9-9f6f-0ffbdd3ea6d2.html?fbclid=IwAR28fPWeRR9_Ozy1Mn7rc9FRPCtLmfJKWVB0lRNuGg_Qg1KVu7nQWJQNqKk Connecticut Magazine] profiles NASPA Person of the Year [[Cornelia Guest]] with a focus on her Youth SCRABBLE coaching.* March 8, 2019: An [https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/words-words-words-a-reporter-challenges-a-scrabble-fanatic/article_e4458f70-3fba-11e9-83bc-53fc38b6d282.html East Oregonian] reporter takes on NASPA member John Lauck.* January 7, 2019: [[Stefan Fatsis]] discusses ties in tournament SCRABBLE on the [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hang-up-and-listen/id327595087?mt=2 Hang Up and Listen] podcast. Jeffrey Jacobson had 3 ties in a 7-game tournament in [https://www.cross-tables.com/tourney.php?tourneyid= Older Mention ==10546 Levittown (PA)] on January 5, 2019.
* December 22, 2018: The [https://nypost.com/2018/12/22/scrabble-savant-campaigning-against-adding-ok-to-official-list/ New York Post] reports on [[Joel Sherman]]'s campaign against the inclusion of OK.
* December 13, 2018: [http://nautil.us/issue/67/reboot/does-scrabble-need-to-be-fixed?fbclid=IwAR3atsOQ10cM0Thl2jBsM_G3M6oHHQUx9FOR876tsnqCdTB2Wak5Ju_A4BY Nautilus] article on SCRABBLE tile distribution includes interviews with NASPA members Lynda Woods Cleary and [[Stefan Fatsis]].
* Youth player Rick Rodriguez is interviewed by local San Antonio (TX) media.
** February 1, 2019: [https://www.kens5.com/video/news/young-scrabble-genius-from-sa-competes-all-over-the-country/273-61b7870f-bbe7-46f7-9a4c-eb24f40e11a5?fbclid=IwAR3829p0wxdmbMnAQqrtoUK7XO4eTFzrQ040Sq5bb3v8SlfLLK6PEk8z9MA CBS KENS-TV] interviews Ricky and his mother, Erin, at Austin (TX) NASPA Club #234.
** December 30, 2018: [https://www.ksat.com/news/whats-up-south-texas-boy-on-autism-spectrum-dominates-the-game-of-scrabble?fbclid=IwAR0Poo0aBIddRkuNAdGbYqy9EwIRvflym7vWd_mI-3BEWLLOv2AY4LnaeB0 ABC KSAT12] interviewed Ricky on the "What's Up South Texas" segment.
** November 22, 2018: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IysIy-jqpqc Fox 29's Daytime at 9 with Kimberly and Esteban] invited Ricky to share some SCRABBLE tips and tricks.
* November 1, 2018: [https://www.awslife.com/filerepository/archives/11-18awsl/index.html Altamonte-Wekiva Springs Life] puts Casselberry/Orlando NASPA Club #438 on the cover.
* Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary 6th Edition (OSPD6)