Tournament Rules
TOURNAMENT RULES
The North American SCRABBLE Players Association (NASPA) is the official organization for competitive clubs and tournaments. It was formed in response to Habro’s decision in 2009 to end funding for these activities. As of July 1, 2009, a NASPA membership is required to participate in sanctioned tournaments ($30 for a regular membership). The NSA now focuses on promoting casual play, although it still funds and supports the National School Scrabble Program. Both the Rules Committee and the Dictionary Committee were transfered to NASPA.
Here is a link to the “rules” page on the NASAP website: http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Official_Tournament_Rules.
Here are PDFs (the same PDFs that can be downloaded from the NASPA site) of the Official Tournament Rules and Rule Changes (as of Feb 2, 2010).
OTHER LINKS:
1-Page Rule Summary, compiled by Rebecca Slivka, www.seattlescrabble.org
