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 2026

January 10
February 7
April 11
May 2
May 23
June 13-14 (Online Open0
July 4
July 25
August 8
November 7

LATEST EVENT RESULTS

Results and ratings: 30.11.2025 Sunday Online 01.11.25
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OPEN

5 games
W M Old Chg New

1 4 +398 Jayanthi Viswanathan E1212 +23 1235
2 2 -145*Nate Smith (1051)
3 2 -158 Annette Casey E 907 +8 915
4 2 -289 Helen Scholten E 874 +23 897
5 1 -168 Dianne Davis E1401 -56 1345

4 games
1 3 +208 Chris Scholten E1430 +1 1431

1 games
1 1 +154 Nick Ivanovski E1467 +1 1468

High game: Nick Ivanovski 493

Nate Smith was previously unrated

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

CURRENT ONLINE RATINGS

Latest Event: Saturday Online November

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	Player	Rating
1	Oscar Ivanovski	1470
2	Nick Ivanovski	1468
3	Chris Scholten	1431
4	Carol Johnsen	1415
5	Gwen Lampre	1400
6	Dianne Davis	1345
7	Ashwin Page	1306
8	Jessica Richards	1257
9	Jayanthi Viswanathan	1235
10	Bill Doherty	1074
11	Lynne Goodinson	1069
12	Nate Smith	1051
13	Paula Messer	1044
14	Glenys Dettmann	960
15	Annette Casey	915
16	Angie Winkler	912
17	Helen Scholten	897
18	Ann Goodwin	852
19	Tania Millen	746