When did NWL2023 take effect?

NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.

New words in NWL2023 starting with Q

24 words in NWL202321 words in CSW24 · switch lists at the bottom of the page

The NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023) replaced NWL2020 as the official North American Scrabble lexicon on 29 February 2024. It added 4,787 words, including OSPD7 additions and 11 to 15 letter words from the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Every new word is listed here with a short definition; click through for points, hooks and anagrams.

Five-letter words (1)(1)

QUESOa melted cheese sauce with chili peppers [n QUESOS]

Six-letter words (1)(1)

QUESOSQUESO, a melted cheese sauce with chili peppers [n]

Nine-letter words (1)(1)

QUADROTORquadcopter [n QUADROTORS]

Ten-letter words (2)(2)

QUADCOPTERa kind of drone [n QUADCOPTERS]
QUADROTORSQUADROTOR, quadcopter [n]

Eleven-letter words (7)(5)

QUADCOPTERSQUADCOPTER, a kind of drone [n]
QUADRAPHONYuse of four transmission channels [n QUADRAPHONIES]
QUANGOCRACYthe office of a quangocrat [n QUANGOCRACIES]
QUIBBLINGLYin a quibbling manner [adv]
QUILLWORKEDusing porcupine quills [adj]
QUINAZOLINEa yellow basic crystalline solid [n QUINAZOLINES]
QUINQUEREMEa Roman galley [n QUINQUEREMES]

Twelve-letter words (4)(3)

QUADROPHONICquadraphonic [adj]
QUANTITIVELYquantitatively [adv]
QUINAZOLINESQUINAZOLINE, a yellow basic crystalline solid [n]
QUINQUEREMESQUINQUEREME, a Roman galley [n]

Thirteen-letter words (5)(5)

QUADRAPHONIESQUADRAPHONY, use of four transmission channels [n]
QUALIFICATORYqualifying [adj]
QUANGOCRACIESQUANGOCRACY, the office of a quangocrat [n]
QUARTERSTAFFSQUARTERSTAFF, a stout pole [n]
QUINQUEVALENThaving a valence of five [adj]

Fourteen-letter words (1)(1)

QUADRAGENARIANa person from 40 to 49 years old [n QUADRAGENARIANS]

Fifteen-letter words (2)(2)

QUADRAGENARIANSQUADRAGENARIAN, a person from 40 to 49 years old [n]
QUINQUAGENARIANa person from 50 to 59 years old [n]

Common questions

When did NWL2023 take effect?: NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.