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Members of the National Scrabble® Association (NSA) who play in sanctioned tournaments establish a national rating which is a number in the range of about 200-2200. The value of the number has no intrinsic meaning, but it should be viewed as a number relative to other rated players. This form of rating is similar to that used in Chess.
The Lexington Scrabble® Club employs a rating system which also assigns numbers in about the same range. Please note that these two rating systems are not related. The Club system is an indication of how a player performs at the club only. It is based on the percentage of points a player gets in each game along with the rating of the opponent.
The NSA rating is an indication of how a player performs in tournaments. The NSA rating is based on win-loss records of an individual in comparison to the average ratings of that individual's opponents in the tournament.
So these two rating systems are measuring slightly different statistics. The numbers are somewhat different too.
The list of ratings of all active NSA players is available from the NSA web site.
When you play in an NSA sanctioned tournament, you will receive a results sheet within 2-4 weeks (typically) indicating your new rating.
If you know the ratings of your opponents, you can input this information along with your win/loss record at a tourney and compute your new rating.
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