The Tournament Word List, the authority for Scrabble in the United States, Canada and Thailand.
The Official Tournament and Club Word List, called OTCWL, OWL or TWL, is the official word authority for tournament Scrabble in the USA, Canada and Thailand.
It is based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD), with changes that make it better suited to tournament play.
Its British counterpart is Collins Scrabble Words; the combination of the two lists is known as SOWPODS.
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The Tournament Word List is the official word list for club and tournament Scrabble in North America. It is based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary with words that are allowed in tournaments.
187,532 words of 2-15 letters
SOWPODS - today Collins Scrabble Words - combines the American and British word lists. It is used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and in most international tournaments.
276,663 words of 2-15 letters
The English set has 100 tiles: 98 letters and 2 blanks, which score nothing but can be any letter.