The best 16 Scrabble teams in the world
The figure here shows how some of the top countries stack up at September 2026. It uses WESPA ratings of the top five active players in the countries, omitting players who have few WESPA rated games.
Data like this will inform Michael Tang in his plans for the 2026 Alchemist Cup
| 1 | THA | 2089.4 | 2104,2103,2093,2080,2067 |
| 2 | USA | 2063.0 | 2088,2074,2070,2054,2029 |
| 3 | AUS | 2056.2 | 2168,2050,2036,2025,2002 |
| 4 | NGA | 2032.8 | 2049,2035,2032,2031,2017 |
| 5 | IND | 2025.8 | 2094,2072,2006,1991,1966 |
| 6 | SGP | 2009.6 | 2050,2033,1999,1997,1969 |
| 7 | CAN | 1998.2 | 2070,2025,2015,1959,1922 |
| 8 | NZL | 1995.6 | 2119,2009,2007,1928,1915 |
| 9 | ENG | 1980.8 | 2058,2039,1951,1936,1920 |
| 10 | PAK | 1957.2 | 1995,1976,1945,1944,1926 |
| 11 | MYS | 1929.4 | 2000,1939,1929,1891,1888 |
| 12 | LKA | 1917.4 | 2015,1952,1942,1866,1812 |
| 13 | KEN | 1910.0 | 1975,1911,1894,1889,1881 |
| 14 | SCO | 1904.0 | 2005,1895,1893,1876,1851 |
| 15 | HKG | 1902.4 | 2028,1919,1917,1881,1767 |
| 16 | IRL | 1900.8 | 1979,1933,1921,1871,1800 |
| 17 | UGA | 1869.6 | 2002,1883,1856,1814,1793 |
| 18 | PHL | 1839.6 | 1898,1849,1826,1814,1811 |
| 19 | NIR | 1834.0 | 2046,1980,1907,1628,1609 |
| 20 | GHA | 1812.4 | 1883,1868,1842,1758,1711 |
Click player names to see more info from WESPA.
1 Thailand
2104,2103,2093,2080,2067
- 2104 Thacha Koowirat GM
- 2103 Panupol Sujjayakorn GM
- 2093 Napat Vatjaranurathorn GM
- 2080 Komol Panyasoponlert GM
- 2067 Chollapat Itthiaree GM
- 1996 Nattapat Nak-in IM
- 1987 Jakkrit Klaphajone IM
- 1975 Chaiyottha Manachaisit IM
- 1967 Atiruth Sakdiyakorn IM
2 United States of America
2088,2074,2070,2054,2029
- 2088 Alec Sjoholm M
- 2074 David Wiegand GM
- 2070 Joshua Castellano GM
- 2054 Will Anderson GM
- 2029 Austin Shin GM
- 2010 Samson Okosagah IM
- 2006 Ben Schoenbrun GM
- 2001 Jesse Day GM
- 1997 Jason Keller IM
3 Australia
2168,2050,2036,2025,2002
- 2168 David Eldar GM
- 2050 Andrew Fisher GM
- 2036 Edward Okulicz IM
- 2025 Cameron Farlow IM
- 2002 Peter Kougi IM
- 1970 Naween Fernando IM
- 1933 Esther Perrins IM
- 1933 Josh Watt M
- 1916 Daniel Piechnick IM
4 Nigeria
2049,2035,2032,2031,2017
- 2049 Jimoh Abdulmumin IM
- 2035 Ayorinde Saidu IM
- 2032 Dennis Ikekeregor IM
- 2031 Wellington Jighere GM
- 2017 Enoch Nwali IM
- 1993 Olatunde Oduwole IM
- 1978 Doko Oluwatimilehin IM
- 1976 Eta Karo IM
- 1940 Rex Ogbakpa IM
5 India
2094,2072,2006,1991,1966
- 2094 Akshay Bhandarkar GM
- 2072 Madhav Gopal Kamath GM
- 2006 Sherwin Rodrigues GM
- 1991 Aditya Iyengar IM
- 1966 Varisht Hingorani IM
- 1961 Suyash Manchali IM
- 1949 Udayan Grover IM
- 1930 Ranganathan Chakrav M
- 1904 Samrath Singh Bhatia M
6 Singapore
2050,2033,1999,1997,1969
- 2050 Hubert Wee GM
- 2033 Toh Weibin GM
- 1999 Jeremy Khoo IM
- 1997 Yong Jian Rong IM
- 1969 Ricky Purnomo IM
- 1957 Ryan Wee IM
- 1934 Cheah Siu Hean IM
- 1925 Liew Kian Boon IM
- 1903 Wolfram Poh M
7 Canada
2070,2025,2015,1959,1922
- 2070 Adam Logan GM
- 2025 Josh Sokol IM
- 2015 Matthew Tunnicliffe GM
- 1959 Noah Slatkoff M
- 1922 Joel Wapnick IM
- 1894 Dean Saldanha M
- 1851 Chris Tallman
- 1822 Jeremy Hildebrand M
- 1797 Tony Leah M
8 New Zealand
2119,2009,2007,1928,1915
- 2119 Nigel Richards GM
- 2009 Howard Warner IM
- 2007 Alastair Richards GM
- 1928 Dylan Early IM
- 1915 Joanne Craig IM
- 1878 Lewis Hawkins M
- 1825 Blue Thorogood M
- 1812 Andrew Bradley
- 1783 Stanley Ngundi
9 England
2058,2039,1951,1936,1920
- 2058 Lewis Mackay GM
- 2039 Harshan Lamabadusuriya GM
- 1951 Phil Robertshaw IM
- 1936 Mark Nyman GM
- 1920 Samuel Crispin IM
- 1919 Jack Moran IM
- 1907 David Webb IM
- 1903 Andrew Goodwin M
- 1883 Jason Carney IM
10 Pakistan
1995,1976,1945,1944,1926
- 1995 Waseem Khatri GM
- 1976 Hasham Hadi Khan IM
- 1945 Ahmed Salman M
- 1944 Hassan Hadi Khan IM
- 1926 Ali Salman IM
- 1919 Hammad Hadi Khan IM
- 1915 Affan Salman IM
- 1839 Aehzam Ahmed M
- 1828 Bilal Asher M
11 Malaysia
2000,1939,1929,1891,1888
- 2000 Khoo Beng Way IM
- 1939 William Kang IM
- 1929 Vannitha Balasingam IM
- 1891 Chang Ching Wei M
- 1888 Tan Zi Kang M
- 1880 Kong Chock Heng M
- 1845 Leon Ng Shi Liang
- 1843 Alex Tan M
- 1828 Ramaraj Sundraraj
12 Sri Lanka
2015,1952,1942,1866,1812
- 2015 Adheesha Dissanayake IM
- 1952 Suresh Chinnaiyah IM
- 1942 Dineth Fernando M
- 1866 Jayaska Baranage M
- 1812 Sandali Vithanage
- 1800 Indunil Amarasinghe
- 1786 Udhev Prasath
- 1777 Inam Irshad
- 1768 Thulnith De Silva
13 Kenya
1975,1911,1894,1889,1881
- 1975 Allan Oyende IM
- 1911 Willy Mwangi IM
- 1894 Gitonga Nderitu IM
- 1889 Michael Gongolo IM
- 1881 Richard Okechi M
- 1858 Martins Mutahi IM
- 1847 Stanley Njoroge M
- 1846 Francis Wachira M
- 1843 Philip Mutinda M
14 Scotland
2005,1895,1893,1876,1851
- 2005 Paul Allan IM
- 1895 Ronan Dance M
- 1893 Neil Scott IM
- 1876 James Burley M
- 1851 Chris Cummins M
- 1844 Ross Mackenzie M
- 1771 Simon Gillam
- 1742 Barry Grossman
- 1717 Vincent Boyle M
15 Hong Kong
2028,1919,1917,1881,1767
- 2028 Brian Po IM
- 1919 Thomson Law Long Yin M
- 1917 Euclid Hui IM
- 1881 Carson Ip M
- 1767 Wong Tsz Sen
- 1729 Jason Tsang Wai Yin
- 1717 Ernest So Yat Long
- 1711 Kheiron Lam
- 1704 Kingsly Kang
16 Ireland
1979,1933,1921,1871,1800
- 1979 Kevin McMahon IM
- 1933 Lukeman Owolabi IM
- 1921 Feargal Weatherhead IM
- 1871 Maksim Orlov
- 1800 Ademola Ajayi
- 1759 Oisin Dilger
- 1755 Kay McColgan
- 1714 Sam Normanhenney
- 1684 Orla Judge