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Registration for Westwords 2026 is now OPEN!

Take a time out and be among the first to secure your spot. Visit our website for more details: westwordsbestwords.com

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Westwords | June 22 | Bay Area & Online Westwords 2025 is in the books! Thanks to all of our solvers, volunteers, and constructors for making it a huge success, and congratulations to the winners! The puzzle packs from 2025 and 2024 can be ...

📢📢📢 It's happ3ning! 📢📢📢

Westwords III
Sunday, June 14
Berkeley, CA
Individual and pairs solvers welcome

If you haven't competed previously, you can sign up for email updates at our website. See you in June!
westwordsbestwords.com

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Westwords | June 22 | Bay Area & Online Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 22, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Learn more about us below, and explore our site via the menu at the top of the ...

It's almost here! 🤠 Westwords is on Sunday June 22 and we've got a day of joy-giving, brain-tickling puzzles ready to be enjoyed by solvers both in-person and online. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time! ✍️
westwordsbestwords.com

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📢 Registration for Westwords 2025 is now OPEN! Visit our website to check out the details and secure your spot. We can't wait to solve with you! ✏️
www.westwordsbestwords.com

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We just sent an email to our mailing list officially announcing Westwords 2025! If you haven't gotten it yet, it's because of a sending limit on our email account - rest assured it'll be in your inbox by tomorrow!

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just gonna drop this here

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PS: help us out by sharing, reposting, telling your friends!🙏🥰

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We'll announce the winners at the end of the tournament. We'll need to identify you, so if your social media account doesn't use the name you registered with, you can send a screenshot of your post to westwordsbestwords at gmail with the subject "social prize"! Happy posting!

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HOW: Starting now, post photos to X, Bluesky, or Instagram with the hashtag #westwords to be entered in a drawing. Got a cute travel pic? Practicing your paper solving? Got a cat you can smush a Westwords sticker on? We want to see it!

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ATTENTION, SOLVERS WITH ORDINARY-HUMAN SOLVING ABILITIES: you can still win an award! 😮 Announcing the Westwords social media prize!! 🏆🥳

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Due to BART work affecting stops in Oakland, getting between SF and Berkeley this weekend will be more complicated than we thought! 🤬 We're reviewing transit options and will send an email to in-person solvers letting them know how they may be impacted 🥴
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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click here or select "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register!...

Registrants, check your inboxes! We emailed out all the essential info today, along with a little bonus 😉

Haven't registered yet? There's still time! The tourney is a week from Sunday. Click to sign up! 🤠
www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-home

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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online Westwords Crossword Tournament | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time | Berkeley, CA, and online Click on "Tournament" in the top menu to view details and register! NEW: the da...

Westwords is two weeks away! We have a few more spaces available for in-person competition in Berkeley and we'll also be hosting an online competition. Register now: www.westwordsbestwords.com

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Also, if you're traveling into the Bay Area ✈️ for Westwords, check out our map of places to eat, drink, and be merry near the venue. Happy planning! 📆
www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online - Schedule and Format Schedule and Format

Happy weekend, registrants and procrastinating to-be-registrants! We've added a Schedule and Format page to our website, to help you plan your day 🤓 and build your excitement! 🥳
www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

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Puzzle 128 (one month) That time of year again, when soon I will spend a few days sitting by the water, beer in hand, cheekful of sunflower seeds, puzzle clipboard...

OMG - Friend of the Tournament™ Brian Thomas made a puzzle that is - well, without spoiling anything, we'll say it's got us all 🥹🥹🥹

check it out!!
puzzlesthatneedahome.blogspot.com/2024/05/puzz...

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Miss the stream but still want to experience the constructor reveal? Check this out 😉➡️
www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-ho...

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🗣️ Constructor reveal incoming!!! Tune into the Boswords Twitch stream tonight at 6 Pacific to find out who will be making the 7 puzzles for Westwords. We're so excited for you all to see this lineup 🤩
www.twitch.tv/boswords

2 years ago 5 3 0 1
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Happy shopping, and thank you so much for your support! 💕🙏 And if you haven’t already, be sure to register for Westwords!!!
www.zazzle.com/store/westwo...
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A huge, HUGE thanks is owed to the incredible 🤩 bsky.app/profile/gilt..., who created our logo!!!! Our stuff is only appealing because of her gorgeous work. 🥰😭 Incredible that one of the world’s most innovative constructors could also do this, but not surprising considering that she is, after all,

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We can add more products, so if there’s something you wish you could order, let us know; it just depends on what Zazzle offers. (Speaking of: all orders are fulfilled & managed by Zazzle, so refer to their website and resources if you have Qs about product details, shipping, etc)

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Westwords tote with a watercolor background

Westwords tote with a watercolor background

Westwords tote with a polka dot background

Westwords tote with a polka dot background

Our Zazzle store already has a few dozen products, many of which are available in multiple colors. Some even let you edit the design to add backgrounds from Zazzle’s catalog - like, check out these versions of our totes????? 😲🥲

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Westwords T-shirt

Westwords T-shirt

Westwords hoodie

Westwords hoodie

Westwords foam can holder

Westwords foam can holder

Westwords mug

Westwords mug

A bit of exciting news: Westwords now has MERCH! 👕👜🎊✨💫 Is your wardrobe missing a tee or hoodie with the crossworld’s cutest (ioho) logo? Does your pencil and/or mug collection need a reno? Would a sticker make your life complete? WE GOT U!!!

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sticker with the Westwords logo

sticker with the Westwords logo

Psst ... look what's coming soon to an internet near you!!!

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We've been thrilled to see the signups roll in!! 🥹 A few folks have asked if out-of-towners (or out-of-west-coasters) are welcome, and the answer is absolutely yes! If you're considering traveling in to compete, we'd be delighted to have you 🙏

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Guess who’s going to Westwords! Can’t wait to meet some of my Boswords friends in person!

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📣 Registration for the Westwords crossword tournament is now OPEN! We can't wait to solve with you all!! In-person enrollment is capped at 150, so visit our website soon to learn more and register 🎉🙏
www.westwordsbestwords.com

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🎶 Do you remember 🎶
🎶 The 27th of January 🎶

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Westwords | June 23 | Bay Area & Online Westwords is a one-day crossword tournament, which will have its inaugural event on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The tournament will be held in person, in Berkeley, California, as well as online (same puzzl...

We encourage folks to register early if they can (it helps us plan 🙏), so mark your calendars for January 27th!!

All this info is on our website, which also has a link to sign up for our email list - that's the best way to get updates! ➡️
www.westwordsbestwords.com

2 years ago 2 0 0 0

In-person registration will be $75 per individual, and the event will be held at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley.

Online registration will be $35 per individual and $50 per pair.

Post-tourney puzzle pack will be $10

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