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[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA)] | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA)] | ||
| − | <b>Club 171</b> provides a | + | <b>Club 171</b> provides a friendly, convenient place to play SCRABBLE® in Washington, DC. |
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We welcome crossword game enthusiasts, English | We welcome crossword game enthusiasts, English | ||
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 === | ||
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| + | <b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.</b>: | ||
| + | On the second floor of The Avenue restaurant, 5540 Connecticut Ave., 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 | ||
| + | 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. | |
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| − | + | Players must be fully vaccinated. | |
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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 maintain [[DC_Scrabble_Club_171_Weekly_Reports_2024|Weekly Reports]] on club activity. | |
| − | < | + | [[File:MD-DC_Players-600.jpg|frame|left|DC Players at the 2022 North American Scrabble® Championship in Baltimore MD]] |
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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) | ||
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| − | === | + | === Historical Pages === |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://bulk.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/events.html Past Club Tournaments] |
| − | * [ | + | * [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2023|2023 Weekly Reports]] |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [[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 2020|2020 Weekly Reports]] | ||
| + | * [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2019|2019 Weekly Reports]] | ||
| + | * [[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 2016|2016 Weekly Reports]] | ||
| + | * [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2015|2015 Weekly Reports]] | ||
| + | * [http://bulk.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/weekly.html Weekly Club Reports 2007-2012] | ||
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| − | + | [http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble Hasbro] owns the | |
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registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. Outside of | registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. Outside of | ||
the United States and Canada, the SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by | the United States and Canada, the SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by | ||
| − | + | [http://www.mattelscrabble.com/en/adults/index.html J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc]. The game is properly referred to as | |
| − | Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc | ||
"the SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game," so any reference to SCRABBLE® | "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." | on this page should be understood as a reference to "the SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game." | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 31 December 2023
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
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
- Past Club Tournaments
- 2023 Weekly Reports
- 2022 Weekly Reports
- 2021 Weekly Reports
- 2020 Weekly Reports
- 2019 Weekly Reports
- 2018 Weekly Reports
- 2017 Weekly Reports
- 2016 Weekly Reports
- 2015 Weekly Reports
- Weekly Club Reports 2007-2012
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."
