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language jocks, and others in search of a stimulating intellectual
 
language jocks, and others in search of a stimulating intellectual
 
challenge. Come as you are, relax, and have fun!
 
challenge. Come as you are, relax, and have fun!
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=== Weekly Club Meetings ===
 
=== Weekly Club Meetings ===
 
[[File:CharlieBob2014-240.jpg|frame|left|Charlie Southwell and Bob Linn mark the 25th anniversary of the National Scrabble Championship in Washington,  D.C., on August 11, 2015]]
 
 
 
  
 
<b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.</b>:
 
<b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.</b>:
  
Chevy Chase Community Center
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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
[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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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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Washington, DC 20015
 
  
Free parking behind the center and on nearby side streets
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Free parking in lot behind restaurant off McKinley St., N.W.
  
(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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Players must be fully vaccinated.
on the [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/l1-2-4.pdf L1/2], [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/e234.pdf E4] and [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/e6.pdf E6] 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 at 5:30, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, and 8:45 p.m. We must be finishing games by 9:30 p.m.
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We maintain [[DC_Scrabble_Club_171_Weekly_Reports_2024|Weekly Reports]] on club activity.
  
We maintain [[DC_Scrabble_Club_171_Weekly_Reports_2019|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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$2 contribution requested for refreshments and other expenses.
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[[File:REILLUMINATE-02.09.2022.jpg|600px]]
 
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[[File:RealSports500.jpg|right|frame|An HBO crew films young Scrabble players at our club on March 22, 2016 for a segment of
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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)
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel"]]
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== D.C. Youths Score Big At School Scrabble Tourney ==
 
 
 
 
Several of the club's youth players turned in great results at the North American School Scrabble Championship held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on April 9-10, 2016. Stefan Fatsis' D.C. School Scrabble group had the biggest contingent at the tournament—11 of the 85 teams. Including other local players, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia placed five teams in the top 10 and nine in the top 20.
 
 
8th-graders Chloe Fatsis and Caleb Anderson of D.C. took 4th place with a 6-1 record and a spread of +637, winning $1,000. Chloe and Caleb were a blank or two from making the one-game finals, and they closed out their School Scrabble careers with four consecutive top 10 finishes at the championship. Among their most impressive bingos: ANTIGAY, VENISONS and MOVIEOLA.
 
 
Our other D.C. Scrabble Club members who competed:
 
 
6th place: Simon Chervenak and Aidan Cook (Silver Spring), 6-1 +414
 
8th place: Julius Cohen (D.C)  and Harrison Benford (Potomac), 5-2 +489
 
17th place: Sammy Taubman (D.C.) and Logan Strzepek (Charlottesville), 5-2 +146
 
32nd: Avey Anderson and Charles Lee (D.C.), 4-3 +136
 
 
You can  view see results from the tournament here: http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/nassc/build/index.html
 
 
=== Announcements ===
 
Full results from the April 16, 2016 event in Washington DC:
 
 
* [http://media.wgvc.com/tsh/2016-04-16-WashingtonDC/html OWL Divisions]
 
* [http://media.wgvc.com/tsh/2016-04-16-WashingtonDC-CSW/html Collins Division]
 
  
 
=== Historical Pages ===
 
=== Historical Pages ===
* [http://media.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/events.html Past Club Tournaments]
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* [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]]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2021|2021 Weekly Reports]]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2020|2020 Weekly Reports]]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2019|2019 Weekly Reports]]
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* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2018|2018 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2017|2017 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2017|2017 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2016|2016 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2016|2016 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2015|2015 Weekly Reports]]
 
* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2015|2015 Weekly Reports]]
* [http://media.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/weekly.html Weekly Club Reports 2007-2012]
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* [http://bulk.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/weekly.html Weekly Club Reports 2007-2012]
  
 
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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."