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About the National SCRABBLE® Association

The NSA operates in a partnership between SCRABBLE enthusiasts and Hasbro, Parker Brothers' parent company. Founded in 1978, it is the official organization of North America's 10,000 tournament SCRABBLE players. The NSA is in constant contact with Hasbro's marketing and public relations departments, finding new ways the SCRABBLE culture can help market the game.

Our activities include...

• Organizing and promoting the World SCRABBLE Championship, National SCRABBLE^® Championships and SCRABBLE ALL*STARS Championship
• Playing an active role in SCRABBLE public relations, publicity and promotions
• Developing and promoting the National School SCRABBLE Program
• Developing and managing the ProLiteracy Worldwide Fund-Raiser Program
• Overseeing activities of 200+ official SCRABBLE Clubs in North America
• Sanctioning and scheduling 170 tournaments each year, and developing tournament policy
• Maintaining rating system of tournament players throughout the United States and Canada.
• Publishing 8 issues of the SCRABBLE News each year
• Overseeing NSA Boards and Committees
• Answering questions from consumers and press regarding the game's history, rules, products, etc.
• Advising Hasbro on word games
• Developing the Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary
• Monitoring the media for correct trademark use

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2008 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so. 

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada. 

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com 
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