The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 269,687.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
| # | Player | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 456th | Mairead Boyle | 5 |
| 456th | Harry Reynolds | 5 |
| 456th | James A Lua | 5 |
| 456th | Jonny D | 5 |
| 456th | Josh Larsson | 5 |
| 456th | Juan Sánchez | 5 |
| 456th | Jules A Joss | 5 |
| 456th | Liam Hughes | 5 |
| 456th | Madelaine Jones | 5 |
| 456th | Harry Newton | 5 |
| 456th | Mark Cunningham | 5 |
| 456th | Mark Guthrie | 5 |
| 456th | Paul James | 5 |
| 456th | Roger Peak | 5 |
| 456th | Shaun Hogg | 5 |
| 456th | Sonia Moon | 5 |
| 456th | Tim Brentford | 5 |
| 456th | Amy B | 5 |
| 456th | Gary Shaw | 5 |
| 456th | Fraser Atkinson | 5 |
| 456th | Florian Gray | 5 |
| 456th | Elliot Simmonds | 5 |
| 456th | Derek Hazell | 5 |
| 456th | Denis A McGee | 5 |
| 456th | David Price | 5 |
| 456th | Dave Ricesky | 5 |
| 456th | Dave Barnard | 5 |
| 456th | Cicely Loser | 5 |
| 456th | Chris Butler | 5 |
| 456th | Chad Lucas | 5 |
| 456th | Calum Irvine | 5 |
| 456th | Anand Bharadwaj | 5 |
| 456th | Anand B | 5 |
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Statistics last updated about 2 hours ago at 2026-09-03 00:50:29.
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