Honours Committee Honours Committee The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit, exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards, including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire. The honours system is an ancient one, particularly in Britain; Æthelstan, King of the English in the 10th century, was knighted
Official Tournament and Club Word List Official Tournament and Club Word List Official Tournament and Club Word List or Tournament Word List, referred to as OTCWL, OWL, or TWL, is the official word authority for tournament Scrabble in the USA, Canada and Thailand. It is based on the "Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" (OSPD) with modifications to make it more suitable for tournament play. Its British counterpart is "Collins Scrabble Words", and the combination of the two word lists is known as SOWPODS. North American tournament Scrabble currently uses the third edition of OWL (variously referred to as OWL3, OTCWL2014, TWL3, and TWL2014). This version was created