Club Directory

Below is a list of WGPO clubs. There is no fee for listing your club on the WGPO roster.  If you would like to have your club listed on the WGPO Clubs roster, please contact Ruth Hamilton ruthhamilton@q.com

Note that there’s a Google Map out there somewhere showing WGPO clubs, but it’s not up to date.

CANADA

ALBERTA

CALGARY

Directors/Contacts:

Siri Tillekeratne 403 281 2459   sirit@shaw.ca

Wayne Clifford  403 241 0375   clfforw@telus.net

Randall Thomas  403 220 9121   byte.mine@shaw.ca

Juraj Pivovarov   j.pivovarov@gmail.com

Location:  West Hillhurst Community Centre, 1940, 6 Ave. NW – GoGetters in the west end of the building

Wheelchair accessible

Dates and Times:

Thursdays: 6.45 p.m., starting Sept. 09, 2021. Cost: $3 for 3 games

Sundays: 12.00 noon, starting Sept. 19, 2021. Cost: $5 for 5 games

ONTARIO

THUNDER BAY

Director: David Wood

Date/Time: Every 2nd Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Chicago Joe’s Restaurant in the Victoria Inn, 555 Arthur St W.

Contact: David at tbayscrabble@shaw.ca

 

U.S.A.

ALASKA

Homer Scrabble Club

Director: Mike Gracz

Date/Time: Ad hoc meetings, please contact director

Contact: Mike Gracz 907-235-3788,graczstenger@gmail.com, PO Box 15301 Fitz Creek, AK 99603

 

ARIZONA

PHOENIX

Director: Mike Wier

Date/Time: every day except Wednesday and Saturday at different locations and times. There is no entry fee and we play between 3 and 10 games a session. Stats are kept only on those who report their results.

Fees:  None

Location:  Varies.

Contact:  Mike Wier mikewier@cox.net 602-789-0337 1538 E. Friess Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85022

SCOTTSDALE

Director:  Mike Wier

Date/Time:  Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon at different locations. There is no entry fee and we play between 3 and 10 games a session. Stats are kept only on those who report their results.

Fees:  None

Location:  Varies

Contact:  Mike Wier mikewier@cox.net 602-789-0337 1538 E. Friess Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85022

SCOTTSDALE

Director:  Laurie Cohen

Date/Time:  6 PM Tuesdays

Location:  Coffee Plantation 7366 E Shea

Contact:  Laurie Cohen laurie_cohen@hotmail.com

 

TUCSON

SuperScrabble Club

Director: Naurlene Canterman

Date/Time: Every Tuesday at 5pm

Location: Sweet Tomatoes, 6202 East Broadway, Tucson. Phone# 520-747-3864

Contact: Naurlene Canterman, ph. 520-886-9528

 

CALIFORNIA

CLAYTON

Director: Michael Treshler

Date/Time: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: Carl’s Junior, 1530 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton 94517

Contact Michael at JTresBienXXX@aol.com — ph. 925-639-1987

 

Santa Ana

Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club

Date/Time: Third Thursday of the month, 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: Original Mike’s Restaurant, 100 S. Main, Santa Ana, CA

Fees: $2.00. Must buy dinner.  Equipment is provided.

Website: http://superscrabble.wordpress.com

 

COLORADO

DENVER/BOULDER area sessions

All of the sessions listed below have shared directorship and contacts:

Director:  James Davis thejamesdavis@gmail.com  ph.  (281) 685-2967

Other members:

Laura Scheimberg: laura@nexgeni.com, ph. 303-979-0167

Dominick Mancine dominickmancine@hotmail.com, ph. 303-506-2730

Paul McCarthy 303-347-2426

Angela Dancho: adancho72@gmail.com

Website: http://www.denverscrabble.com

Date/Time1(official):   Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m

Location1: Perkins Restaurant, Colorado Blvd and Buchtel

Date/Time2 (unofficial): 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays 12:00 noon.

Location2: Panera, 7301 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120

Date/Time3(unofficial): 2nd and 4th Sundays, 12:00 noon

Location3: Panera, 1855 29th Street, Boulder, CO 80301

 

FLORIDA

Fort Lauderdale

Director:  William Cody

Date/Time:  Thursdays (excluding holidays) 5;15 pm.check in.  Clocks start at 5:30.

Location: Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club 620 NE 8th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304

Fee:  $4 for up to 4 games.

Contact:William Cody 267 301 2902

Must call or text  by 6 pm  to  guarantee a spot
Email me for information at codywilliam002@gmail.com

GAINESVILLE

Directors: Laura Thomely, Marie Gier

Date/Time: Every Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Private address; call for info

Contact: Laura Thomley 352-375-3640 or 352-339-3926 (cell), laurathomley@yahoo.com

 

ILLINOIS

MUNDELEIN

Director: Doug Stone

Date/Time: 1st Thursdays 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Location: Fremont Public Library

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/fremontwgpo/

 

KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON

Directors: Steve Bush

Date/Time: Every Sunday 3:00 – 6:00 (or later) p.m.

Location: Perkins Family Restaurant, 2401 Richmond Road, Lexington, 40502

Contact: Steve at bush3262@yahoo.com, ph. (859)358-4309

Website: http://lexscrabble.info

Blog: http://lexkyscrabble.blogspot.com

 

MAINE

GORHAM Club

Director: Kassandra Barbour

Date/Time: Noon on the Second Sunday of each month

Location: 11 Bartlett St. Gorham, 04038

Contact: Kassandra Barbour (207) 642-8142, kbarbour@maine.rr.com

 

MARYLAND

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON/SOMERVILLE

Director: Quinten Steenhuis

Date/Time: First and Third Sundays from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Location: Au Bon Pain @ Davis Square, 18 Holland St., Somerville, MA 02144

Website: http://www.meetup.com/Scrabble-Enthusiasts-of-Boston/

Fees: $1 per session or $10/year.

NORTHAMPTON

Director:  Brett Constantine

Date/Time:  We play every Monday (except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve) with games starting at 4:30 and usually ending well past 9.  Players are welcome to arrive at any point in the evening and leave after any number of games.

Location: We play in the community room of the Lilly Library, 19 Meadow St, Florence, MA.

Fees:  No fee.

 Players may play with or without a timer, and the priority is FUN, but we have some very good players.

Contact: nohoscrabble@gmail.com, 413-387-9678.

WORCESTER Club

Independent Worcester Scrabble® Club

Director: Chris Sinacola

Date/Time: Every Tuesday 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Location: Nu-Café, 355 Chandler St., Worcester 01602

Fees: No fee

We welcome any and all Scrabble® players, as always, with the understanding that our club will continue to play with unexpurgated lists for both OWL and Collins.

Contact: Chris at: cgsinacola@gmail.com

 

MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR

Since 2004

Director: Steve Lawrence

Date/Time:  Every Wednesday 5:00 – 8:00 PM – come any time after 5

Location:  Arbor Brewing Co., 114 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104—ask the hostess where the club is

Fees:  No fee.  We have extra equipment so not necessary to bring a game set but sometimes helpful.  Our host has food and beverages for purchase.

We generally play with TWL dictionary, all levels welcome.
Contact: Steve Lawrence: email SteveL800@mac.com or call Steve at 734-994-0084

 

MINNESOTA

DAYTIME SCRABBLE 
Director: Carol Dustin
Date/Time: Every  Monday, 11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Location: The Park Tavern, 3401 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, Mn. 55426 
There are no fees, but attendees are expected to order from the lunch menu.
Contact: Carol at dustydame@gmail.com; phone 612-789-6076

NORTH METRO SCRABBLE CLUB

Director: Carol Dustin

  Date/time: every Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p. m.
  Location: Davanni’s Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr, Roseville, MN 55113

Contact: Carol at dustydame@gmail.com, ph. 612-789-6076

 

Minneapolis Club 42

“The answer to the question of life, the universe and everything.”
One of the oldest clubs in North America, birthplace of three national champs.

Date/Time: Coming soon – stay tuned

Location:

Fees:

Contact: Steve Pellinen (steve@pellpro.com), cell: 612-275-1240.

Notes: New player benefits: Free use of 2 – 3 letter word cheat sheet, five extra minutes on clock, free challenges of opponent’s plays, up to three per game. New players may take advantage of any or all of these benefits for as long as they want, up to a year.

 

Twin Cities Collins Club

Word authority is Collins Scrabble® Words, current edition (the World Lexicon).

Location: Alternates location monthly between Club 42 and North Metro Club, same times and fees as those clubs. Players may opt in and out of Collins and TWL games as desired. Use of cheat sheets as long as desired, 5-point challenge penalty (instead of losing a turn on incorrect challenge.)

Contact: Steve Pellinen (steve@pellpro.com), cell: 612-275-1240.

 

NEVADA

 

LAS VEGAS

Date/Time: Every Tuesday 9am – 6pm

Location: The Paradise Recreation Center @ 4775 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121

Contact: Miriam Green, lvscrabbler@earthlink.net, cell. (702) 496-6136, ph. (702) 435-8213

 

RENO

Director: Carlynn Mayer

Date/Time: We generally meet once a week in the evenings at the home of one of our players, but our weekday and place change frequently.

Location: —

Contact: Carlynn Mayer at carlynnmayer@att.net

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER

NASPA club 510

Director: Don Finkey

Date/Time: Every Wednesday 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Location: KRL/Bantry Components, Inc. (cafeteria), 150 Bouchard St., Manchester, 03103

Contact: Don at dfinkster@aol.com, ph. 603-321-3069

 

NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE

Director: David Weiss

Date/Time: Every Tuesday  6:00 p.m – 9:30 pm

Location:  Chili’s, 6909 Menaul Blvd. NE, at the corner of Louisiana

Contact: David Weiss, 406-672-3895; davidoutwest@yahoo.com
ALBUQUERQUE

Director: Stan Miranda

Date/Time: Every Saturday, Noon to 3:45 PM

Location:   1816 Illinois St NE (home of Stan Miranda)

Contact: Stan Miranda, 505-262-0087



NEW YORK

WHITE PLAINS

NASPA Club #656

Director: Judy Robbins-Rosenberger, Nancy Druskin

Date/Time: Every Sunday 5:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Location: 15 Oakley Rd., White Plains, 10606

Note: Call to confirm before attending (no meetings in July / Aug.)

Contact: Judy at judyjudy10606@aol.com, ph. 914-288-8087 or Nancy Druskin 914-693-9464

 

OREGON

EUGENE

Informal.  Casual and competitive players welcome.

Contact Whitney Gould for information.  (510) 368-8941.   whitneygould@yahoo.com.

LAKE OSWEGO

Informal.  Casual players.  Scrabble and SuperScrabble.

Date/Time:  Thursdays 1 – 4.

Location:  Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Ave., Lake Oswego

Fees:  None

Contact:  Ruth Hamilton.  ruthhamilton@q.com 503-675-7663

PORTLAND

Informal games using tournament rules

Date/Time:  Most Sundays 12 – 3:30 PM

Location:  Lucky Labrador Brewpub, 915 SE Hawthorne, Portland

Contact:  Mitch Bayersdorfer: bayersdorfer6 at gmail dot com

Website:  https://pdxscrabble.neocities.org

Facebook:  https://facebook.com/pdxscrabble

WEST LINN

Informal games using tournament rules

Date/Time:  Most Fridays 1 – 3:30 PM

Location:  Soku Sushi and Noodle 19171 Willamette Drive, West Linn

Contact:  Mitch Bayersdorfer: bayersdorfer6 at gmail dot com

Website:  https://pdxscrabble.neocities.org

Facebook:  https://facebook.com/pdxscrabble

SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA Scrabble Club

Director: Peggy Grant

Date/Time: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. (call to confirm)

Location: Panera Bread, 6080 Garners Ferry Rd., Wood Hill Mall, Columbia 29044

Contact: Peggy at mmgrantnp@aol.com, ph. 803-603-2139

 

WASHINGTON

SEATTLE

West Seattle Scrabble Club

Informal, but we play according to tournament rules

Director: Claudia Finn

Date/Time: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 4-9 PM

Location:  The Missing Piece game café, 9456 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126 (closes at 10)

Fees:  Optional $2 per player per session, if you want to be in the prize pool

Contact: Please contact us if you’re planning to attend. Claudia Finn westseattlescrabbleclub@gmail.com

 

SPOKANE

NASPA 589

Director: Donovan (Skip) Leasure

Website: http://www.SpokaneScrabble.org

 

WISCONSIN

MADISON

Date/Time1: 1st and 3rd and 5th Weds, 6-10pm

Location1: Attic Angels 8301 Old Sauk Road

 

Date/Time2: 2nd and 4th Weds, 6-10pm

Location2: Covenant Presbyterian Church. 326 S. Segoe Rd.

Contact: Richard Lauder (608 233 2617) usstamps@charter.net

Website: http://madisonscrabble.com/

 

OSHKOSH

Director: Marty McCarthy

Date/Time: Every Monday at 6:00 pm

Location: Father Carr’s Place, East Frontage Road at Hwy 41 & 21.

Contact:  quinquennia@yahoo.com, ph. 920-299-1299

Website:  http://www.freewebs.com/effun/

Fees: $1.00 (goes to Father Carr’s Place)

 

WYOMING

CHEYENNE

Director:  Barbara Peterson

  Date/Time:  Every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:45 PM
  Location: Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, WY. Meeting room can vary, but usually in the Cottonwood Room. Ask at Info Desk if we’re not in that room.
  Contact:   Barbara Peterson, Nocturne_CVS@yahoo.com Phone 307-274-2741
  Rules: We don’t use tournament rules. No clocks, and Scrabble Dictionaries are allowed.
  Fees: There are no fees. I provide the boards and tiles, paper and writing utensils.