2nd HHS Youth International Scrabble Tournament
Bilal Asher from Pakistan is the winner of the
2nd International Youth Scrabble Tournament
hosted by HHS School System
Full Results
TSH Event Coverage
World Youth Scrabble Championship 2024
Affan Salman from Pakistan is the
2024 World Youth Scrabble Champion
WYSC 2024 Group Photo
WYSC 2024 Awards and Age Group Winners
Final Standings
World Youth Scrabble Championship Website
Main Event Results and Pairings
Adult Side Event Results and Pairings
Country Quotas
WESPA Youth Cup 2023
Hivin Dilmith from Sri Lanka is the
2023 WESPA Youth Champion
Quick Links
- Photos from the Event
- Facebook Link for WESPA Youth Cup 2023
- Prize List - WYC 2023
- Team Results - WYC 2023
- Championship - Final Standings
- Championship - Detailed Results
- Championship - WESPA Ratings
- Adult Side Event - Draw and Standings
- Adult Side Event - Detailed Results
- Adult Side Event - WESPA Ratings
- Warmup - Results
- Warmup - Results and Ratings
Online Scrabble Resources
Woogles
ISC - Internet Scrabble Club
An introduction to ISC is here on this link.
History
Youth Committee report for 2023 BGM
The WESPA Youth Cup (formerly the World Youth Scrabble Championship) has been contested every year since 2006. Previous WESPA Youth Cup and World Youth Scrabble Champions are listed below. However, there are many more prizes awarded, which you can see when you click the links to see the event coverage from the past.
Year | Location | Champion | Runner Up | |
WYC 2023 | Trang (THA) | Hivin Dilmith (LKA) | Adheesha Dissanayake (LKA) | |
WYC 2022 Finals | On Line | Ali Salman (PAK) | Madhav Kamath (IND) | |
WYC 2022 Group Stage | On Line | |||
WYC 2021 Finals | On Line | Syed Imaad Ali (PAK) | Madhav Gopal Kamath (IND) | |
WYC 2021 Group Stage | On Line | |||
WYC 2020 | On Line | |||
WYC 2019 | Kuala Lumpur (MYS) | Tarin Pairor (THA) | Janul De Silva (LKA) | |
WYC 2018 | Dubai (UAE) | Syed Imaad Ali (PAK) | Janul De Silva (LKA) | |
WYC 2017 | Kuala Lumpur (MYS) | Aabid Ismail (LKA) | Janul De Silva (LKA) | |
WYSC 2016 | Lille (FRA) | Sanchit Kapoor (UAE) | Thavalakshman Yoganathan (LKA) | |
WYSC 2015 | Perth (AUS) | Nicholas Hong (SGP) | Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) | |
WYSC 2014 | Colombo (LKA) | Jack Durand (UK) | Yong Jian Rong (SGP) | |
WYSC 2013 | Dubai (UAE) | Moizullah Baig (PAK) | Javeria Arshad Mirza (PAK) | |
WYSC 2012 | Birmingham (UK) | Michael McKenna (AUS) | Cheong Yi Wei (MYS) | |
WYSC 2011 | Johor Bahru (MYS) | Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) | Victor Gwee (SGP) | |
WYSC 2010 | Manila (PHI) | Ker Jen Ho (MYS) | Preedee Khongthanarat (THA) | |
WYSC 2009 | Johor Bahru (MYS) | Ong Suanne (MYS) | Alastair Richards (AUS) | |
WYSC 2008 | Penang (MYS) | Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) | Khoo Beng Way (MYS) | |
WYSC 2007 | Johor Bahru (MYS) | Toh Weibin (SGP) | Sean Chung (MYS) | |
WYSC 2006 | Wollongong (AUS) | David Eldar (AUS) | Austin Shin (UK) |
Events
Upcoming Youth Scrabble Events Scrabble tournaments rated by the World English Scrabble Players Association (WESPA)are listed on the Tournament Calendar section of the WESPA website.Tutorials
- Zyzzyva Cardbox Tutorial - Guidelines for those wanting use Zyzzyva Cardbox.
- Karen's Coaching Clues - Guidelines for those wanting to run a coaching session.
- Creating Excellence in Youth Scrabble - Ideas on how to develop a strong youth scrabble scene using the examples of Sri Lanka and Pakistan
- Beginners Guide to Scrabble
- WESPA Rules - Summary (designed to print on both sides of A4 to make an A5 booklet) and
the Full Rules. Also a demonstration of some of the rules - Demonstration Game This impromptu game was recorded during a coaching session, when it was discovered that some of the participants had never seen a game of Scrabble completed, and hence didn't know what they were aiming for. You may find this a useful part of an introductory session. Even better, if you have two reasonably-fast players available, have them play a live game. Karen
- Scoring Tutorial Powerpoint presentation - learn how to score your moves.
- Scoring Tutorial - Check you can score correctly? The tutorial includes a How to Use Guide , the tutorial (answers on last page) , a worksheet , and a sample worksheet with the first few lines filled in.
- CSW19 2-letter words quiz
What goes after each letter? - 2-letter words quiz
What goes before each letter? - 2 to 3 letter word hooks (CSW21) and test sheets (CSW21)
What goes before and after each 2 letter word?
Resources
- See the WESPA website for contact details for National Scrabble Associations.
- Scrabble Go (Android and Apple) - FREE. An online, colourful and vibey Scrabble playing app with additional mini word games. Play against friends, random players or your phone for super addictive fun! Uses a small amount of data. (NOTE: this app may not work on all brands of mobile phone, e.g. Huawei.)
- Scrabble Go (Android and Apple) - FREE. An online, colourful and vibey Scrabble playing app with additional mini word games. Play against friends, random players or your phone for super addictive fun! Uses a small amount of data. (NOTE: this app may not work on all brands of mobile phone, e.g. Huawei.)
- Classic Words Free (Android and Apple)- this has a pass-and-play mode for playing with someone who is with you - FREE, but there is also a paid version with more features.
- Scrabble Expert (Android) - FREE, can do build, anagram and pattern searches.
- ULU (Apple) - FREE, (stands for Ultimate Lookup Utility), and also does word checks.
- Word App (Android) - FREE! Can do build, anagram and pattern searches
- Wali Timer (Android) - FREE, A phone or tablet based game timer that also does in-game challenge adjudication, and can be used to look up words.
- Anagram Quizzer (Android and Apple) - FREE, and can be used to study words. There is a paid version with more features.
- Hoot - Word Study Tool
- Scrabble Word Checker (Android) - FREE, and also gives word definitions if you choose, so it can also be used as a dictionary. It may use a tiny amount of data to get word definitions.
- ULU and Wali Timer (above) also have this function.
- Scrabble Checker - FREE, for adjudication during games
- Anagram Quizzer (Android and Apple) - FREE. There is a paid version with more features.
- Cram flashcard app (Android and Apple) - FREE - you have to make or download your own flashcards to study.
- Quizlet flashcard app (Android and Apple) - FREE - you have to make or download your own flashcards to study.
- Flashcards Deluxe (Android) - FREE - you have to make or download your own flashcards to study.
- Anagram Quizzer (Android and Apple) - FREE, and can be used to study words. There is a paid version with more features.
- Hoot - Word Study Tool
- Wali Timer (Android) - FREE,A phone or tablet based game timer that also does in-game challenge adjudication, and can be used to look up words. (Always keep a fully charged power bank handy if you'll be using it for long periods)
- Many chess clock apps can also be used.
- Internet Scrabble Club - FREE, but requires a small download to be able to run on your computer. Can be downloaded at www.isc.ro
- FSL - Friendly Scrabble League - www.playscrab.com - Can play friendly games or play in a league. (Small cost involved)
- Quackle - FREE to download at www.quackle.org. Warning, it only plays on expert level, so rather start off with Battle of the Tiles or Classic Words Free if you're a beginner.
- Zyzzyva - FREE to download from
Scrabble Tools section of the Collins Dictionary website
Suggested Zyzzyva Cardbox Order for adding words by Alastair Richards
Demonstration of How to Set Up Cardbox by Elliott Richards - Hoot - Word Study Tool
- Aerolith - FREE at www.aerolith.org. See how many anagrams you can solve in 5 minutes games.
- Xerafin - Word Study
- The WESPA website has information about international English language Scrabble including ratings.
- The Australian Youth Scrabble site has news about Youth Scrabble in Australia and overseas.
- Kenji Matsumoto has a website www.breakingthegame.net with information on books and strategy tips.
- See the WESPA website for contact details for National Scrabble Associations.
- Koala's Coaching Clinic - Basic Strategy
- The Scrabble Player's Handbook - Advanced Strategy
- Word! by Kenji Matsumoto
Click here - FREE BOOK OFFER for Youth Scrabble Players
For players in Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Malaysia, and many other Asian countries, pick up a copy here!
For players from the UK or Europe, click here! - The Scrabble Tools section of the Collins Dictionary website has several
useful programs including Collins Zyzzyva and Collins Wordlist for LeXpert
Suggested Zyzzyva Cardbox Order for adding words by Alastair Richards
Demonstration of How to Set Up Cardbox by Elliott Richards
Collins Dictionary Website
There are lots of useful resources at the Scrabble Tools section of the Collins Dictionary website (includes Zyzzyva)National Scrabble Associations
Scrabble Starter Packs
Scrabble Starter Packs for new players (developed by Trevor Hovelmeier).Scrabble Games to Help Learning
If Only is a wonderful game for brushing up on bonus words.Scrabble Apps For Mobiles and Tablets
Scrabble Playing Apps for playing against your phone or tablet
Scrabble Playing Apps for playing against other people
Scrabble Word Lookup Apps
Scrabble Word Checkers used to adjudicate challenges when playing
NOTE: The only adjudication tools approved by WESPA and Collins, are Collins Zyzzyva, ULU, and WaliTimer. Those are the only ones that should be used during a WESPA rated tournamentScrabble Word Study Apps
Scrabble Game Timer Apps
Scrabble Programs for your Laptop or Desktop Computer
Playing Scrabble on the Internet against other people
Woogles
Playing Scrabble against your computer
Studying and Looking Up Words on your Computer
Learning Words in a study game on the Internet
Websites, Books, and other Online Resources
Websites
There are interest groups such as Scrabble Snippetz with posts of interest to Scrabble players.
National Scrabble Associations
Free On Line Books and Coaching
Books for Purchase online
Computer programs
Words & Quizzes
From 1 July 2019, the official word list for Scrabble tournaments throughout the realm of the World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) is Collins Official Scrabble Words 2019. [Hardcover - ISBN 978-0-00-832012-6]Word Lists
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2-letter words List without definitions.
Test for what goes after each letter and
test for what goes before each letter. -
CSW19 2's to make 3's
Test for CSW19 2 to 3 hooks - Pyramid Words These words can be created by adding one letter at a time. For Example - TANGIEST. TA - TAN - TANG - TANGI - TANGIE - TANGIES - TANGIEST
See how many others you can find. - 7 Letter Words - Probability 1 to 50
- 8 Letter Words - Probability 1 to 50
- 7 Letter Words - Probability 51 to 100
- 7 Letter Words - Probability 51 to 100
Quizzes
Print the following tests out to see how many you know, then check the answers to see what you missed.- CSW19 2-letter words quiz What goes after each letter?
- CSW19 2-letter words quiz What goes before each letter?
- CSW19 2 to 3 letter word quiz What goes before and after each 2 letter word
- Test yourself (CSW19) - OTARINE + 1 - Answers
- Test yourself (CSW19) - RIPOSTE + 1 - Answers
- Test yourself (CSW19) - RETAIN + 1 - Answers
- Test yourself (CSW19) - RETAINS + 1 - Answers
- Test yourself (CSW19) - ORANGE + 1 - Answers
- Test yourself (CSW19) - NO RATS + 1 - Answers
- All the sets in an Excel File
- All the answers
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping is a technique whereby you create a document which links like concepts (words, in this case). Using colour helps to aid recall. This mind map created by Chris Hawkins will give you the structure - make your own, there is even more learning if you do that!Study Aid for Vowel heavy short words developed by Chris Hawkins (UK) [Print in Landscape Mode] [Excel version of file]
An exercise for students - start with the word AA, then expand into all 3 and 4 letter words with 2 x A's. Then expand further, adding in an extra A; so, 5 and 6 letter words with 3 A's; then expand to 6 and 7 letter words with 4 A's (optional, extend to 8 letter words with 4 A's!)
Map for 3 to 7 letter vowel heavy words [ Excel version of file ]