Format and Schedule

Championship Division (grades 3-8)

  • Two players per team
  • All teams play 8 games
  • One-game final between top two finishers after Round 8
  • 25 minutes per team per game
  • Lexicon: NASPA School Word List 2020

High School Division (grades 9-12)

  • Individual play
  • All competitors play 8 games
  • One-game final between top two finishers after Round 8
  • 25 minutes per player per game
  • Lexicon: NASPA School Word List 2020

Saturday, May 14

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Check-in Planet Word main lobby

9:15 a.m.

Tournament room opens. Players find their assigned tables

9:30 a.m.

Introductions and announcements

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Championship Division: Rounds 1-3
High School Division: Rounds 1-3

Lunch

2:45 p.m.

Players find assigned tables and be seated

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Championship Division: Rounds 4-5
High School Division: Rounds 4-5

Sunday, May 15

8:30 a.m.

Planet Word doors open. Players find assigned tables

9:00 a.m. – Noon

Championship Division: Rounds 6-8
High School Division: Rounds 6-8

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Championship Division final

2:00 p.m.

High School Division final, followed immediately by awards ceremony

Note: All players, families, and friends can watch the livestream coverage
of the championship final games in the Friedman Family Auditorium.