Since July 2020, Scrabble Victoria has provided its members with online options when it comes to playing Scrabble; originally set up to assist members through the restrictions on in person events due to COVID-19, online options are now an established part of our offering.

What we use for play

Our events are run using licensed apps - for untimed and "sit and go" matches, we use the Scrabble Go app (available on phones and tablets). The app is free to use and can be played in two modes (Modern and Classic). A monthly in-app fee can be paid to remove ads from the app, which will assist when used for the events we run. There are two types of game play we use - "sit and go" and those completed in one sitting, eg as used in our "Saturday Online" events. In May 2022, we started using the PlayScrabble website (playscrabble.com) which is an officially licensed platform developed by the same organization as Scrabble Go.

Sit and Go

Sit and Go matches, as the name suggests, are designed for people who play on the go; there is no urgency to play your move. A game may take several days. As long as games are completed within the allocated time (usually two weeks), that is what is required. Fortnightly round robin events are run through a Facebook group that has been set up for our members (Victorian Online Scrabble League).

Saturday Online and Tablet events

Saturday Online events run once a month (usually on Saturday afternoons) and have been set up to match the face-to-face experience as much as possible. Each afternoon event consists of five games and usually commences around 1pm with games completed by around 5.30pm at the latest. These events are run using the Scrabble Go app. Tablet events started in May 2022, with the inaugural one held in Doncaster. These events are run to a similar format as our Saturday Online events and will use either Scrabble Go or PlayScrabble. Both styles of events allow players to have their own official online rating, from a system set up by Barry Harridge. Rules for these events are found here.

How to get on board

The news about what is coming up and what has happened can be seen on the Victorian Online Scrabble League (VOSL) , a private group on Facebook. Entry to these events are free for Scrabble Victoria members, and available to non-members at a cost of $20pa. If you are interested in taking part, contact Nick Ivanovski via email at nicksfbemail@gmail.com

Scrabble Victoria Online Records

Official online records from our rated events can be found at this link.

Saturday Online Event Days in 2025

January 18, 2025
March 1, 2025
March 29, 2025
April 26, 2025
June 14, 2025 (Vic Online Open Day 1)
June 28, 2025 (Vic Online Open Day 2)
July 19, 2025
August 30, 2025
September 20, 2025
November 1, 2025
November 29, 2025

LATEST EVENT RESULTS

Results and ratings: 21.12.2024 Saturday Online 211124
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A DIVISION

5 games

1 4 +279 Carol Johnsen E1443 +21 1464
2 4 +228 Nick Ivanovski E1493 +16 1509
3 3 +243 Dianne Davis E1444 +1 1445
4 2 -118 Oscar Ivanovski E1424 -17 1407
5 2 -208 Jayanthi Viswanathan E1193 +6 1199
6 0 -424 Paula Messer E1119 -27 1092

High game: Carol Johnsen 522

B DIVISION

5 games

4 games

1 3 +240 Bill Doherty E1055 +9 1064
2 2 +168 Ann Goodwin E 855 +6 861
3 2 -156 Annette Casey E 988 -5 983
4 2 -168 Angie Winkler E 963 -3 960
5 1 -84 Tania Millen E 752 -6 746
High game: Ann Goodwin 501

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

CURRENT ONLINE RATINGS

Latest Event: Saturday Online December 21

Players appear on our official ratings list if they are current Scrabble Victoria members (or equivalent State Association) and have played an online event within the last 12 months.

Players who do not meet these criteria, and have played our online events previously, still have ratings maintained but will appear on this list once they play another online event and their membership is current.

First time participants in our online events will either get a provisional rating (if they have never played any officially rated events previously) or, if they have played an in-person event previously, will have an initial online rating derived from their in-person official rating.

CURRENT OFFICIAL ONLINE RATINGS

Rank	State	Player	Rating
1	VIC	Nick Ivanovski	1509
2	VIC	Omduth Matoo	1478
3	VIC	Carol Johnsen	1464
4	VIC	Dianne Davis	1445
5	VIC	Norma Fisher	1426
6	VIC	Oscar Ivanovski	1407
7	VIC	Gwen Lampre	1373
7	VIC	Chris Scholten	1355
9	SA	Angie Pearse	1280
10	VIC	Jessica Richards	1249
11	VIC	Khwanjai Thammaping	1214
12	VIC	Jayanthi Viswanathan	1199
13	VIC	Emms Villaceran	1138
14	VIC	Paula Messer	1092
15	VIC	Lynne Goodinson	1071
16	VIC	Bill Doherty	1064
17	TAS	Lynne Jarvis	1035
18	VIC	Glenys Dettmann	985
19	VIC	Annette Casey	983
20	VIC	Angie Winkler	960
21	VIC	Denise Heathcote	873
22	VIC	Ann Goodwin	861
23	VIC	Tania Millen	746
24	VIC	Helen Scholten	687