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=== Weekly Club Meetings ===
 
=== Weekly Club Meetings ===
 
  
 
<b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.</b>:
 
<b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.</b>:
  
As of July 27, 2021, on the second floor of The Avenue restaurant, 5540 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
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On the second floor of The Avenue restaurant, 5540 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
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(near the [http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=McKinley+St+and+Connecticut+Ave+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Chevy+Chase+Community+Ctr)&saddr=5337+Wisconsin+Avenue+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Friendship+Heights+Station)+%4038.959947,-77.085429&f=li&hl=en&dq=chevy+chase+community+ctr&cid=38965768,-77067961,4190829424123963590&ll=38.962475,-77.080695&spn=0.012096,0.020084 Friendship Heights Metro] and
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on the [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/l1-2-4.pdf L1/2] and [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/e234.pdf E4] bus lines)
  
 
Free parking in lot behind restaurant off McKinley St., N.W.
 
Free parking in lot behind restaurant off McKinley St., N.W.
  
 
Players must be fully vaccinated.
 
Players must be fully vaccinated.
 
Former site (down the street from The Avenue): the Chevy Chase Community Center
 
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[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.965,-77.0755+(Chevy+Chase+Community+Ctr) 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW (at McKinley St)]
 
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Washington, DC 20015
 
 
(near the [http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=McKinley+St+and+Connecticut+Ave+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Chevy+Chase+Community+Ctr)&saddr=5337+Wisconsin+Avenue+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Friendship+Heights+Station)+%4038.959947,-77.085429&f=li&hl=en&dq=chevy+chase+community+ctr&cid=38965768,-77067961,4190829424123963590&ll=38.962475,-77.080695&spn=0.012096,0.020084 Friendship Heights Metro] and
 
on the [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/l1-2-4.pdf L1/2] and [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/e234.pdf E4] bus lines)
 
  
 
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Co-Directors: [mailto:gestted@aol.com Ted Gest], Carole Denton, Ted Mast, Carol Tillson, John Stinson
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Co-Directors: [mailto:gestted@aol.com Ted Gest], Carole Denton, Carol Tillson, John Stinson
 
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We welcome players of all levels. Players are paired with others of comparable ratings.  
 
We welcome players of all levels. Players are paired with others of comparable ratings.  
  
We maintain [[DC_Scrabble_Club_171_Weekly_Reports_2022|Weekly Reports]] on club activity.
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We maintain [[DC_Scrabble_Club_171_Weekly_Reports_2024|Weekly Reports]] on club activity.
  
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[[File:MD-DC_Players-600.jpg|frame|left|DC Players at the 2022 North American Scrabble&reg; Championship in Baltimore MD]]
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[[File:REILLUMINATE-02.09.2022.jpg|600px]]
 
[[File:REILLUMINATE-02.09.2022.jpg|600px]]
 
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Playing in our club, you may occasionally see 12-letter words like REILLUMINATE*, which is not acceptable in the NASPA Word List. In this case, one player played the phony LUMINATE, his opponent added IL to make the acceptable word ILLUMINATE, and the first player added RE to the beginning.  (Photo by John Wilder)
 
Playing in our club, you may occasionally see 12-letter words like REILLUMINATE*, which is not acceptable in the NASPA Word List. In this case, one player played the phony LUMINATE, his opponent added IL to make the acceptable word ILLUMINATE, and the first player added RE to the beginning.  (Photo by John Wilder)
 
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[[File:DSC_4938.JPG|frame|DC Players at the 2019 North American Scrabble&reg; Championship in Reno NV]]
 
  
 
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=== Historical Pages ===
 
=== Historical Pages ===
 
* [http://bulk.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/events.html Past Club Tournaments]
 
* [http://bulk.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/events.html Past Club Tournaments]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2023|2023 Weekly Reports]]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2022|2022 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2021|2021 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2021|2021 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2020|2020 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2020|2020 Weekly Reports]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, 31 December 2023

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North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA) Club 171 provides a friendly, convenient place to play SCRABBLE® in Washington, DC. We welcome crossword game enthusiasts, English language jocks, and others in search of a stimulating intellectual challenge. Come as you are, relax, and have fun!

Weekly Club Meetings

every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.:

On the second floor of The Avenue restaurant, 5540 Connecticut Ave., N.W. (near the Friendship Heights Metro and on the L1/2 and E4 bus lines)

Free parking in lot behind restaurant off McKinley St., N.W.

Players must be fully vaccinated.


Co-Directors: Ted Gest, Carole Denton, Carol Tillson, John Stinson

We welcome players of all levels. Players are paired with others of comparable ratings.

We maintain Weekly Reports on club activity.

DC Players at the 2022 North American Scrabble® Championship in Baltimore MD

REILLUMINATE-02.09.2022.jpg

Playing in our club, you may occasionally see 12-letter words like REILLUMINATE*, which is not acceptable in the NASPA Word List. In this case, one player played the phony LUMINATE, his opponent added IL to make the acceptable word ILLUMINATE, and the first player added RE to the beginning. (Photo by John Wilder)


Historical Pages


Hasbro owns the registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. Outside of the United States and Canada, the SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. The game is properly referred to as "the SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game," so any reference to SCRABBLE® on this page should be understood as a reference to "the SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game."