A Dabble of Scrabble

Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.

$0 | 925 13th St., NW, Entrance on K Street

Enjoy a dabble of Scrabble! Planet Word is hosting the 2024 North American School Scrabble Championship. Museum visitors can drop by the Friedman Family Auditorium to check out the competition livestream, engage in pop-up-talks from Scrabble experts, and flex those word wits in an informal game of Scrabble.

For more details about the North American School Scrabble Championship and guest programming, visit Let’s Play Scrabble / School Scrabble and reserve your pass to Planet Word.

Saturday Activities:

Among the Word Freaks | Friedman Family Auditorium | 11 a.m.
Join Stefan Fatsis for a special book talk about his New York Times bestseller Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players.

The Dictionary as Data | Friedman Family Auditorium | 3 p.m.
Join Peter Sokolowski, Editor at Large with Merriam-Webster, Inc., for a guest presentation about how people use the dictionary and how that has changed over time.

Scrabble Free Play | Classroom A | All Day