What does it take to earn the title of North American Collins Champion? Oh, nothing - just surviving a gauntlet of the absolute strongest competitors on the continent for four days straight.

The dust has settled at the North American Collins Championship (NACC), and all the (digital) results slips are in. We have our four semifinalists.

Just 24 hours ago, we were looking at a crowded field atop the North American Scrabble Championship (NACC), with four members of the 22-player field all sitting pretty at 6-2, essentially tied for first place. Turns out, a lot can change in 24 hours.

There have been 160 games, 126,585 points scored, two bizarre director calls, about a billion raindrops, and too many more notable occurrences to list them all here. Rest assured, it's been a day.

The NACC is here; let's get after it. Whether it's in the playing room at the Crowne Plaza or virtually via Twitch, either way, we'll see you Friday.

Let's go through a few of the most common questions we've gotten from players about our upcoming championship. Without further ado, here's everything you ever wanted to know about this year's NACC.

We're excited to announce the North American Collins Championship (NACC). This 4-day event will take place between Nov. 10 and Nov. 13 in downtown Seattle, Washington, and it will be the premier Collins-only championship Scrabble event in North America in 2023.