Helen Gipson

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Helen Gipson (born 1961) is a Scrabble player. On December 4th 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world.

A software engineer by trade, Gipson represented England in the World Scrabble Championship 1999 (where she finished 49th), 2003 (11th), and 2005 (29th and again the top-rated woman). She also won the British Matchplay Scrabble Championship in 1998.

She currently lives in Scotland.

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