What the Winnipeg Scrabble Club Website Offers

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The Winnipeg Scrabble Club website (winnipeg.scrabbleclub.org) is the official online home of Winnipeg Scrabble® Club #498. It serves local Scrabble players and anyone interested in the club by publishing meeting details, club news, weekly game statistics, player results, and Scrabble resources such as wordlists and links. If you want to know when and where the club meets, how members are performing, or what happened at recent events, this site is the place to check.

Club Meeting Details

The site's central practical information is the regular meeting schedule:

Item Detail
Frequency Every Thursday evening
Time 6:15 – 10:00 p.m.
Location Canadian Mennonite University – South Campus, Room C09
Address 600 Shaftsbury Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB

The homepage notes that visitors can "Find out more" through the site's navigation, which also includes About, News Archive, Statistics, Players, Bingos, and Resources sections.

News and Announcements

The site posts club news with dates, which is useful for checking schedule changes and celebrating member achievements. Examples from the published news include:

  • Tournament announcement: "Prairie Dust-up Scrabble Tournament" listed for 26-Aug-2026.
  • Member achievement: Club member Callum Lehingrat placed 1st in Division 2 at the NASPA 2026 Scrabble players championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (July 18–22), with a 21-10 record in a field of 70 players and a $4,000 first-place prize.
  • Schedule interruption: A notice dated 14-Jul-2026 stated there would be no Scrabble on Thursday, July 16, with play resuming July 23.

Because cancellations and one-off changes appear as news items, checking the latest news before attending on a given Thursday is worthwhile.

Statistics and Player Results

The site publishes weekly statistics, giving members and observers a running record of club play. The posted "Last Week's Statistics" for Oct 22, 2026, for example, include:

  • Participation: 7 players, 12 games, average score 364.
  • Bingos: words played with their scores and players, such as PREFILES 102 (Gregg Bigourdin) and STANINE 95 (Renate Duddek).
  • High scores: top single-game scores, led by Gregg Bigourdin at 491.
  • Best performances: win-loss records with spread and total points, such as Blair Rutter at 2.0-1.0, +11, 1428.

Dedicated Statistics, Players, and Bingos pages suggest this data is archived beyond the homepage snapshot, so you can look up individual players or track bingo words over time.

Resources for Players

The Resources section points to "Resources & Links" and "Wordlists" — materials aimed at players who want to study words for club and tournament play. The site also links to the club's Facebook page (facebook.com/WinnipegScrabble) and offers a mailing list signup for updates.

Who the Site Is For

The site is aimed at:

  • Local players deciding whether to attend a Thursday session, who need the time, location, and any schedule changes.
  • Club members following standings, bingos, and high scores.
  • Anyone tracking the Winnipeg Scrabble scene, including results from tournaments and championships involving club members.

A note on the site clarifies that SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark of HASBRO, Inc. in the U.S. and Canada, and that the club portal software is by Colin Viebrock. The site also links to a privacy policy.