List of tournament Scrabble players

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This list of tournament Scrabble players includes people who have played Scrabble at the tournament level and have an article on English Wikipedia.

Players

NameCountryFirst tournament yearNotes
Will Anderson Flag of the United States.svg United States20092017 National Scrabble Championship winner (NWL) [1]
Ganesh Asirvatham Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia1998 2007 World Scrabble Championship runner-up; [2] former Guinness World Record holder for playing the greatest number of simultaneous Scrabble games (2007) [3]
Moiz Ullah Baig Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan2012 [4] 2013 World Youth Scrabble Championships winner; 2018 World Junior Scrabble Championships winner [5]
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard Flag of the United States.svg United States20042014 National Scrabble Championship winner (NWL) [6]
Craig Beevers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom2009 2014 World Scrabble Championship winner [7]
Hervé Bohbot Flag of France.svg France2003
Germain Boulianne [8] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada2003
David Boys Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1985 1995 World Scrabble Championship winner; [9] 2003 Canadian National Scrabble Championship winner
Brian Cappelletto Flag of the United States.svg United States1985 1991 World Scrabble Championship runner-up; 2001 World Scrabble Championship winner; 1998 National Scrabble Championship winner; 2008 and 2010 National Scrabble Championship runner-up [10]
Barry Chamish Flag of Israel.svg Israel1980s [11]
Evan Cohen Flag of Israel.svg Israel1991
Michel Duguet Flag of France.svg France1982
Joe Edley Flag of the United States.svg United States19781980, 1992, and 2000 National Scrabble Championship winner [12]
David Eldar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia20052006 World Youth Scrabble Championships winner; 2016 North American Scrabble Championship winner (CSW); [13] 2017 World Scrabble Championship winner [14] ; 2023 World Scrabble Championship [15] winner
Stefan Fatsis Flag of the United States.svg United States1997
Robert Felt Flag of the United States.svg United States19821990 National Scrabble Championship winner; 1991 National Scrabble Championship runner-up [16]
Andrew Fisher Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia1991
Darryl Francis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1999
Roxane Gay Flag of the United States.svg United States2011
David Gibson Flag of the United States.svg United States1986
Helen Gipson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1999
Matt Graham Flag of the United States.svg United States1991 1997 World Scrabble Championship runner-up [17]
Eric Harshbarger [18] Flag of the United States.svg United States2001
Deen Hergott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada2008
Stewart Holden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom2003
Wellington Jighere Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria2002
Cheryl Kagan Flag of the United States.svg United States2008
W. P. Kinsella Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1998
Jim Kramer Flag of the United States.svg United States19832006 US Scrabble Open winner [19]
Harshan Lamabadusuriya Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1999
Adam Logan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1985
Michael McKenna Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia20132012 World Youth Scrabble Championships winner [20]
Mack Meller Flag of the United States.svg United States2010 [21]
Andrea Carla Michaels [22] Flag of the United States.svg United States1990
Antonin Michel Flag of France.svg France1987
Peter Morris Flag of the United States.svg United States19801989 National Scrabble Championship winner; 1991 World Scrabble Championship winner [23]
Pakorn Nemitrmansuk Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1992
Rita Norr Flag of the United States.svg United States19801987 National Scrabble Championship winner [24] and only woman to ever win a national championship in North America [25]
Mark Nyman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1983 1993 World Scrabble Championship winner; [26] 1999 World Scrabble Championship runner-up; [27] 2016 World Scrabble Championship runner-up [28]
Annette Obrestad Flag of the United States.svg United States2022
Trip Payne Flag of the United States.svg United States1995
Paul Phillips Flag of the United States.svg United States2002
Christian Pierre Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium1990s
Sal Piro Flag of the United States.svg United States1992
Chris Reslock Flag of the United States.svg United States1979
Nigel Richards Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1997
Chrystal Rose Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom2008
Eric Rosen Flag of the United States.svg United States2024
Joel Sherman Flag of the United States.svg United States19881995 World Scrabble Championship runner-up; [9] 1997 World Scrabble Championship winner; 1998 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup winner; 2002 National Scrabble Championship winner; 2018 North American Scrabble Championship winner (NWL) [29]
David Shulman Flag of the United States.svg United States1977
Allan Simmons Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1988
Brett Smitheram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom19992016 World Scrabble Championship winner [26]
Josh Sokol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada2005
Clive Spate Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1991
Panupol Sujjayakorn Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand2001 2003 World Scrabble Championship winner; [30] 2005 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup winner; 2005 National Scrabble Championship runner-up
Dario De Toffoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Joel Wapnick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada19771983 National Scrabble Championship winner; 1993 World Scrabble Championship runner-up; 1999 World Scrabble Championship winner; [31] 2001 World Scrabble Championship runner-up
Robert Watson Flag of the United States.svg United States19791988 National Scrabble Championship winner [32]
Dave Wiegand Flag of the United States.svg United States1985
Winter Flag of the United States.svg United States2003
Trey Wright Flag of the United States.svg United States19932004 National Scrabble Championship winner [33]

References

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  2. ↑ Fernandez, Petrina (11 September 2019). "World's No. 1 Scrabble player: Malaysian Ganesh Asirvatham on his love for the game". Options. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Oxford University student's Scrabble world record bid". BBC. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Scrabble: Khatri defends ranking title". The Express Tribune. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan's Moiz crowned world junior scrabble champion". The Nation. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Michalik, Maddie (16 August 2014). "Conrad Bassett-Bouchard Spells Success at 2014 National Scrabble Championship". Toy Book. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Brooks Pollock, Tom (24 November 2014). "Craig Beevers becomes second-ever English world Scrabble champion". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Roy, Sébastien (23 May 2018). "Championnat québécois de Scrabble: un sixième titre en neuf ans pour Francis Desjardins". L’Éclaireur Progrès (in French). Québec. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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  10. ↑ Ford, Anne (14 October 2010). "The Scrabble Prodigy". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Matt Bellan, "Former Winnipegger Israeli Scrabble Whiz," The Jewish Post and News, February 1, 1989, pg. 5.
  12. ↑ "For Scrabble Champ, Port Jeff is H-O-M-E". Port Jefferson, NY Patch. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  13. ↑ Pricener, Zac (11 July 2022). "Scrabble Championship Winners and Famous Facts". WordFinder. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "World Scrabble champ crowned after 74-point 'carrels'". BBC. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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  23. ↑ Putnam, Judy (13 September 2016). "Putnam: Epic Scrabble battles recalled". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  24. ↑ Demattia, Robin F. (9 February 1997). "Let's See, If Xi Hits Triple Word Score". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  25. ↑ Fatsis, Stefan (25 August 2005). "A Beautiful Endgame". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Brett Smitheram wins World Scrabble Championship". BBC. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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