Irish Independent Article – 21st May 2024
Great article by Chris Broderick in the Irish Independent – well done Chris! Click the link above or the image to open the full article in PDF. Read More »Afterword Scrabble Tournament – January 2025
Afterword club are happy to welcome you down to The Cove Bar Waterford for their first tournament of 2025. As this is a full 2-day tourney, and there is no accommodation on site, it is advised you stay at the Woodlands Hotel, or Treacy’s Hotel. (There will be Scrabblers staying …Read More »Northern Ireland Championship 2025
The Northern Ireland Championships are taking place in The Lansdowne Hotel, 657 Antrim Rd, Belfast, BT15 4EF on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th February, 2025. See summary information on the ABSP calendar, and see full tournament details and timetable on the tournament entry form.Read More »Cork Scrabble Tournament, March 2025
The 2025 Cork Scrabble Tournament will take place on 22nd and 23rd March in the usual venue – The Address Hotel. There will be 14 games, open format, free challenge, and entry is €50. Click the flier to see full details. Accommodation Accommodation to be booked directly with the hotel …Read More »Dublin Scrabble Tournament, June 2025
There is a tournament in Dublin again for the first time since 2019! It’s taking place during the Summer Solstice – 21st and 22nd June – in Dublin City University (DCU). There will be 15 games, and two groups. Group A will be ABSP rating 110+ and 5 point penalty, …Read More »
Irish Independent Article, May 2024
Chris Broderick did an interview with the Irish Independent where she gave a great overview of what Scrabble means to her, and how valuable she has found it in terms of making new friends, traveling, learning, and just generally having the craic.
Read the article here.
Competitive Scrabble
Playing at home or on the internet is all well and good, but nothing can beat sitting down in a club or tournament, face to face with other Scrabble enthusiasts, and seeing if you have what it takes!
People are playing in increasing numbers in clubs, one-day events and two-day events.
Scrabble Clubs
There are Scrabble clubs all over Ireland, and they are always delighted to welcome new players. There might be a club somewhere near you, so have a look through our list.
No club nearby? Maybe think about setting one up yourself - we'll do all we can to help you!
Learning
There are lots of tools, word lists and handy resources for learning Scrabble words.
Check them out and see what sticks - you never know; one or two new words might make all the difference in your next game of Scrabble!
Scrabble in Schools
We'd love to see Scrabble becoming more mainstream in schools, and maybe even have tournaments running in and between schools...
Examiner Article
Scrabble was invented by unemployed architect Alfred Butts in 1938, so 2018 marked its 80th birthday – and it’s still going from strength to strength.
Here’s a great article written by one of our Cork players, Finbarr Long, which appeared in the 2nd January 2018 edition of the Evening Echo.