The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 269,673.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
| # | Player | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 305th | Dylan Taylor | 23 |
| 305th | Eskay Raman | 23 |
| 305th | John A Evans | 23 |
| 305th | Louis Moen | 23 |
| 305th | Mike Lee | 23 |
| 305th | Ben Maggie | 23 |
| 311th | Andrew Myhill | 22 |
| 311th | George Ford | 22 |
| 311th | Paul Dreyer | 22 |
| 311th | Timothy Barton | 22 |
| 315th | Edward Prentice | 21 |
| 315th | Simon Murray | 21 |
| 315th | Peter Crawley | 21 |
| 315th | Michael Carrier | 21 |
| 315th | Jayne Wisniewski | 21 |
| 315th | Ben Ziek | 21 |
| 321st | Dapo Adeniran | 20 |
| 321st | James Laverty | 20 |
| 321st | Martin Bishop | 20 |
| 321st | Richard Hulme | 20 |
| 321st | Stephen Porritt | 20 |
| 321st | Tracey Mills | 20 |
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Statistics last updated about 2 hours ago at 2026-09-02 20:31:25.
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