Waterford Scrabble Tournament – Oct 2024
The 2024 Waterford Scrabble Tournament will take place on 5th & 6th October in a beautiful new venue – Dooley’s Hotel, right opposite Waterford bus station. There will be 14 games, open format, free challenge, and entry is €40. Click the flier to see full details. There will also be …Read More »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 »All-Ireland, Curracloe, Nov 2024
The All-Ireland (and AGM) will take place in Hotel Curracloe on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2024. This will be a grouped event. Players whose ABSP rating is 110 or higher must play in the A group. Players whose ABSP rating is below 110 will be placed in the …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 €45. Click the flier to see full details. Accommodation Accommodation to be booked directly with the hotel …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.