User:OliverGalvin/Scrabble

This page contains some Scrabble related notes, not necessarily cited, to use as a reference elsewhere.

Miscellaneous links

 * https://isc.ro/en/commands/dictionaries.html
 * https://word.tips/wordfeud
 * https://blog.wordfeud.com

Scrabble associations
Note: I haven't bothered listing groups that only have a Facebook page.

International

 * World English-Language Scrabble Players Association
 * Federation Internacional de Scrabble en Español
 * Fédération Internationale de Scrabble Francophone

English language

 * All Ireland Scrabble Association
 * Association of British Scrabble Players
 * Australian Scrabble Players Association
 * Hong Kong Scrabble Players Association
 * Malaysian Scrabble Association
 * Malta Scrabble Club
 * New Zealand Association of Scrabble Players
 * Nigeria Scrabble Federation
 * North American Scrabble Players Association
 * Pakistan Scrabble Association
 * Scrabble Association of India
 * Scrabble Association, Singapore
 * Scrabble Federation of Sri Lanka
 * Scrabble Kenya
 * Scrabble South Africa
 * The Tel Aviv Scrabble Club

French language

 * Fédération Belge de Scrabble (Belgian Scrabble Federation)
 * Fédération Française de Scrabble (French Scrabble Federation)
 * Association libanaise de Scrabble (Lebanese Scrabble Association)
 * Fédération luxembourgeoise de Scrabble (Luxembourg Scrabble Federation)
 * Fédération suisse de Scrabble (Swiss Scrabble Federation)
 * Fédération québécoise des clubs de Scrabble francophone (Quebec Federation of Francophone Scrabble Clubs)

Spanish language

 * Asociación Argentina de Scrabble (Argentine Scrabble Association)
 * Asociación Escrablistica
 * Federación Mexicana de Léxico (Mexican Federation of Lexicon)
 * Asociación de Jugadores de Scrabble (Scrabble Players Association)
 * Asociación Venezolana de Scrabble (Venezuelan Scrabble Association)

Other languages

 * Dansk scrabbleforening (Danish Scrabble Association)
 * Norsk Scrabbleforbund (Norwegian Scrabble Association)
 * Polska Federacja Scrabble (Polish Scrabble Federation)
 * Federația Română de Scrabble (Romanian Scrabble Federation) (Note: they also hold the "Romanian Francophone Scrabble Festival")
 * Svenska Scrabbleförbundet (Swedish Scrabble Association) (Note: website seems very outdated or abandoned)
 * Thai Crossword

North American rules, conventions and terminology comparison
Note: By "North American", I mean what is done on sets produced by Hasbro (who own the Scrabble trademark in the USA and Canada), tournament rules set by NASPA, or occasionally elsewhere in the world that choose to use those rules.


 * In NA, the lexicon only includes American English words. Elsewhere both American and non-American English variants are acceptable, thus the NASPA word list is a subset of the CSW list.
 * In NA, the "Double Challenge" rule is used, where a failed challenger misses a move. Elsewhere the "Single Challenge" (sometimes called a "Free Challenge") rule is used, where the challenger never misses a move.
 * In NA, a 7 letter word, for which the player is awarded 50 extra points, is called a "Bingo", elsewhere it is a "Bonus".
 * In NA, columns are labelled with letters and rows are labelled with numbers, elsewhere it's the other way around.

It's mentioned on a couple of pages that English-language Scrabble in Israel and Thailand use NASPA rules, but I've been unable to find a source for that other than Wikipedia.

Published lexica/dictionaries

 * Notes and Links
 * Collins edition comparison graphic
 * NASPA's Wiki
 * OTCWL
 * OSPD
 * Glossary and History
 * Books with titles ending in "Words" tend to go up to 15 letters with no definitions, but books with titles ending in "Dictionary" tend to have short definitions and go up to about 7 to 9 letters.
 * Pocket/Gem versions never have definitions, apart from the Collins 2005 edition apparently.
 * I have no idea how Platinum, Onyx,or Illustrated editions differ.
 * Collins and Merriam-Webster have published many companion books, which include advice and guides, which may include word lists or sub-lists, and are sold alongside the main word list books. These are not included here.
 * Before official Scrabble-specific lists started to be published, several pre-existing dictionaries were used, such as Chambers, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, Funk & Wagnalls, and Petit Larousse. These are not included here.