| FIRST QUARTER | 1 | REGISTRATION/ LICENSING/ AFFILIATION | 1. Registration of Clubs (Old and New) with NSF 2. Licensing of Players for 2022 Scrabble Season 3. Payment of State Association dues. | ALL STATES & FCT | 11 Weeks | 17th January - 31st March | CLUBS/ STATES & FCT | |
| | 2 | NSF BOARD MEETING | Inaugural Board Meeting of the Scrabble Federation (for 1st Quarter of the year) | ABUJA (Nigeria) | 1 Day | 15th January | NSF | |
| | 3 | GBADE SANDA VETERANS' TOURNAMENT | Sponsored National Invitational Scrabble Tournament for Veteran Scrabble Players in Nigeria in memory of Elder Gbade Sanda. | AKWA IBOM | 1 Day | 29th January | VETERANS' ADVISORY BOARD | |
| | 4 | MGI SCRABBLE PREMIER LEAGUE | Mind Games International (MGI) Scrabble Premier League - Match Day 1 | LAGOS | 1 Day | 19th February | MGI | |
| | 5 | KANO OPENS | Zonal Scrabble Championship open to all Scrabble Players (within and from outside Nigeria) | KANO (Nigeria) | 2 days | 26th & 27th February | NSF/ NORTH-WEST ZONAL COORDINATOR | |
| | 6 | NSF GENERAL ASSEMBLY | General Assembly Meeting for Scrabble Stakeholders (NSF Board | Scrabble Player's Representatives and other Identified Key Stakeholders). | DELTA (Nigeria) | 1 Day | 25th March | NSF/ PLAYER'S REPS/ OTHER STAKEHOLDERS |
| | 7 | SOUTH-SOUTH OPEN | Zonal Scrabble Championship open to all Scrabble Players (within and from outside Nigeria) | DELTA (Nigeria) | 2 days | 26th & 27th March | NSF/ SOUTH-SOUTH ZONAL COORDINATOR | |
| SECOND QUARTER | 8 | NSF INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE | State Qualifiers for NSF Challenge commences and concludes. | ALL STATES & FCT | 9 Weeks (10 Weekends) | 2nd April - 29th May | CLUBS/ STATES & FCT | |
| | 9 | PREPARATION FOR ECOWAS SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP | 1. Qualifier for selection of Players to represent Nigeria at the Championship | NIGERIA (exact venue yet to be determined) | 2 days | 9th & 10th April | NSF | |
| | | | 2. Pre Tournament Camping of Qualified representatives | NIGERIA (exact venue yet to be determined) | 3 days | 20th - 22nd April | NSF | |
| | 10 | JOS OPEN | Zonal Scrabble Championship open to all Scrabble Players (within and from outside Nigeria) | JOS (Nigeria) | 3 Days | 14th - 17th April | NSF/ NORTH-CENTRAL ZONAL COORDINATOR | |
| | 11 | WEST AFRICAN SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP | Scrabble Tournament open to Players from Wset African Countries only. | GHANA | 4 Days | 25th - 28th April | ECOWAS SCRABBLE FEDERATION/ NSF | |
| | 12 | MGI SCRABBLE PREMIER LEAGUE | Mind Games International (MGI) Scrabble Premier League - Match Day 2 | ABUJA (Nigeria) | 1 Day | 7th May | MGI | |
| | 13 | PROFESSOR OLORODE OPEN | Sponsored National Scrabble Tournament by Professor Olorode in collaboration with NSF. | IBADAN (Nigeria) | 2 Days | 14th & 15th May | NSF/ PROFESSOR OLORODE | |
| | 14 | EMMANUEL EGBELE OPEN | Sponsored Scrabble Tournament by Mr. Emmanuel Egbele - "Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament" (EEAST) | LAGOS (Nigeria) | 2 Days | 3rd & 4th June | MR. EMMANUEL EGBELE | |
| | 15 | NSF BOARD MEETING | Board Meeting of the Scrabble Federation (for 2nd Quarter of the year) | ? ? ? | 1 Day | ???? June | NSF | |
| | 19 | KEBBI OPEN | Zonal Scrabble Tournament open to all Scrabble Players (within and from outside Nigeria) | KEBBI (Nigeria) | 3 Days | 10th - 12th June | NSF/ NORTH WEST COORDINATOR | |
| | 17 | NSF INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE | Sub-Zonal Qualifiers for NSF Challenge commences and concludes. | Sub-Zonal Group (exact venue yet to be determined) | 2 Weeks (3 Weekends) | 11th - 26th June | CLUBS/ NSF ZONAL REPS | |
| THIRD QUARTER | 18 | PREPARATIONS FOR NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP | State Qualifiers for Selection of State representatives to the National Championship. | All STATES & FCT | 2 weekends | 2nd - 10th July | STATES/FCT | |
| | 19 | MGI SCRABBLE PREMIER LEAGUE | Mind Games International (MGI) Scrabble Premier League - Match Day 3 | BENIN (Nigeria) | 1 Day | 23th July | MGI | |
| | 20 | NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP | 1. Training Workshop for Tournament Directors | All STATES & FCT | 2 Days | 3nd & 4th August | NSF/ STATES & FCT | |
| | | | 2. NSF General Congress Meeting | | 1 Day | 5th August | | |
| | | | 3. FINAL of the National Scrabble Championship. | | 2 Days | 6th & 7th August | | |
| | 21 | AUSTIN ISIEKWE OPEN | Sponsored National Scrabble Tournament by Mr. Austin Ishekwe in collaboration with NSF. | ABUJA (Nigeria) | 1 Day | 13th - 14th August | NSF/ AUSTIN ISHEKWE | |
| | 22 | NSF INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE | Zonal Qualifiers for NSF Challenge holds | A venue within the Zone (Geo-Political) (exact venue yet to be determined) | 2 Days | 19th - 20th August | CLUBS/ NSF ZONAL REPS | |
| | | SOUTH-EAST OPEN | Zonal Scrabble Championship open to all Scrabble Players (within and from outside Nigeria) | Location yet to be determined | 2 Day | ???? September | NSF/ NORTH EAST COORDINATOR | |
| | 23 | NSF BOARD MEETING | Board Meeting of the Scrabble Federation (for 3rd Quarter of the year) | Location yet to be determined | 1 Day | ???? September | NSF | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | 24 | MGI SCRABBLE PREMIER LEAGUE | Mind Games International (MGI) Scrabble Premier League - Match Day 4 & FINAL | LAGOS (Nigeria) | 2 Days | 7 & 8th October | MGI | |
| | 25 | NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL | Competition for Scrabble Players during the National Sports Festival convened by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development | in collaboration with NSF. | DELTA (Nigeria) | 2 Days | 2nd - 15th November | NSF |
| | 26 | AFRICAN SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP (ASC) | Final of African Scrabble Championship - Tournament open to Players from all countries within the African Continent. | ZAMBIA | 4 Days | 24th - 28rd November | NSF/ PANASA/ WESPA | |
| | 27 | NSF BOARD MEETING | Board Meeting of the Scrabble Federation (for 4th Quarter of the year) | Location yet to be determined | 1 Day | ???? December | NSF | |
| | 28 | KING OF CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT | Sponsored National Invitational Scrabble Tournament for Nigerian Scrabble Champions | in collaboration with NSF. | BENIN (Nigeria) | 3 Days | 9th - 11th December | WORDS & WITS INC. / NSF |
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