The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 253,438.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
# | Player | ![]() |
---|---|---|
1st | Matt Hamer | 22,662 |
2nd | Anglo Italian | 16,640 |
3rd | Adam Gillard | 11,372 |
4th | Michelle N | 11,016 |
5th | Karen Pearson | 8,679 |
6th | Frank Jones | 8,345 |
7th | Nathan Stone | 8,242 |
8th | Pete Steg | 7,364 |
9th | Paul Howe | 6,378 |
10th | Chris Hare | 6,368 |
11th | Marcus Hares | 5,807 |
12th | Catriona Cappleman | 5,607 |
13th | Miriam Nussbaum | 5,486 |
14th | Quinn James | 5,464 |
15th | Callum Todd | 5,267 |
16th | Innis Carson | 4,845 |
17th | Giorgio Senatore | 4,708 |
18th | Amie Bateen | 4,262 |
19th | Lauren Hamer | 3,894 |
20th | Kirk Bevins | 3,432 |
21st | Chris Davies | 2,281 |
22nd | Jim B | 2,171 |
23rd | Dinos Sfyris | 2,157 |
24th | N G | 2,124 |
25th | Ben Wilson | 1,933 |
Statistics last updated about 16 hours ago at 2025-03-30 04:14:01.
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