Where to Find NASPA Scrabble Rules, Code of Conduct, and Player Ratings

NASPA (the North American Scrabble Players Association) publishes its rules, code of conduct, and player ratings on scrabbleplayers.org, the same site that hosts NASPAWiki. You can reach the rules and code of conduct from the site's navigation under "Membership" and "Members," and you can look up your own rating through the "Find My Rating" link. These pages are the authoritative source for tournament and club play, so if you're preparing for a sanctioned event or just want to know where you stand, start there.

Rules: Tournament and Club Play

NASPA maintains separate rule references for its two main competitive settings:

• Tournament rules — the governing ruleset for sanctioned NASPA tournaments.
• Club rules — guidance for how clubs run their sessions.

Both are listed on the site under the "Membership" section (Rules) and are also reachable from the "Play Scrabble" area, which groups General Information, Find a Club, Find a Tournament, Membership Rules, and Code of Conduct together. If you're new to organized play, the "Play Scrabble" hub is the fastest way to see everything in one place rather than hunting through separate menus.

A practical note: rules and code of conduct are distinct documents. The rules tell you how the game is played and adjudicated; the code of conduct tells you how players are expected to behave. If your question is about a challenge, a tile draw, or time penalties, you want the rules. If it's about conduct at the table or in a club, you want the code of conduct.

Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct applies to participants in NASPA activities — tournaments, clubs, and the broader member community. It sits alongside the rules in the "Play Scrabble" and "Membership" navigation, and it's also linked from the "Members" area under Rules and Code of Conduct.

Because NASPA describes itself as fostering "a safe environment for people of all skill levels," the code of conduct is the document that backs that commitment. Read it before your first tournament if you're unsure what's expected of you, and check it again if you're a director or club leader, since you may be responsible for enforcing it.

Player Ratings

NASPA maintains a ratings system for its members, and the site provides a Find My Rating tool so you can look up your own current rating. The ratings resources are grouped with the rules and code of conduct under the "Members" section, which also includes Member Search and Member/Director Services.

Ratings matter for more than curiosity: they affect how players are paired and seeded in tournaments. If you've just renewed your membership or played your first sanctioned event, use Find My Rating to confirm your rating has been recorded.

Where Each Item Lives

Practical Tips

• Start at "Play Scrabble." It bundles General Information, Find a Club, Find a Tournament, Membership Rules, and Code of Conduct, so you don't have to guess which menu holds what.
• Use the wiki search. NASPAWiki has its own search and a "Recent changes" page, which is useful when a rule reference has been updated and you want to confirm you're reading the current version.
• Check membership status first. Rules, ratings, and member services are organized around membership. If a page seems to assume you're logged in or a member, confirm your membership is current before assuming something is missing.
• For directors: the Director Manual and Member/Director Services cover the administrative side — sanctioning tournaments, adding or renewing members, and handling ratings — which is separate from the player-facing rules pages.

If you can't find a specific document, the site's Contact page and FAQ are the intended next step; NASPA also runs a monthly message archive and a breaking-news feed where rule or policy changes are announced.