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Words With Friends Word Game
Turn-based crossword-style word game against friends or matched opponents, with solo and mini-game modes.
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- Developer
- Zynga Inc.
- Score
- 4.6
- Downloads
- 100K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 4+
- Genre
- Word
- Price
- Free
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About this game
Zynga's Words With Friends is the long-running turn-based word game in the Scrabble mould: place tiles on a shared board to spell words and outscore your opponent, then wait for them to take their turn. Games against friends and family are the point, but Smart Match will find a stranger of similar ability. Solo Challenge pits you against a ladder of themed WordMaster characters that get harder as you climb. Word Wheel is a limited-time anagram mini-game for playing alone. Daily, weekend and weekly goals earn keys toward a Rewards Pass with collectible items and a theme that changes every six weeks. Stickers, Tile Styles, Profile Frames and home-screen Widgets handle the cosmetics. It's free with optional in-app purchases, including paid random items. Anyone who bought Words With Friends Pro or the no-ads option in the original app can carry that over by logging in with the same Facebook or email account.
Words With Friends Word Game: the full guide
What the game is
Zynga's turn-based board game in the Scrabble mould has been a fixture on phones for well over a decade. Tiles go onto a shared board, spelling words for points; then you wait for your opponent's move. Friends and family are the intended opponents, with Smart Match finding a stranger of similar skill when nobody's around.
Solo Challenge adds a ladder of themed WordMaster characters, Word Wheel is a time-limited anagram side game, and a Rewards Pass refreshes its theme every six weeks. Cosmetics include stickers, tile styles, frames and home-screen widgets. Rated 4+, free, 4.6 from more than 100,000 reviewers.
How a session plays
You'll have several games open at once, because each one moves at the speed of the slowest player. Open the app, see whose turn it is, study the board for a double-word square or a hook onto an existing word, lay tiles, and move to the next game. Opponents reply when they get to it, which could be minutes or days.
Solo Challenge fills the gaps: a sequence of computer characters, each tougher than the last, with no waiting. Goals set daily, at weekends and weekly earn keys for the Rewards Pass, and the Word Wheel mini-game comes and goes on a schedule.
Why people look for it
A long-running game of this kind keeps its players because their opponents are on it. Someone's parent or old friend plays, so they do too. New searchers want a Scrabble-style game against real people with asynchronous turns, and this is the most recognised name for it. The rating count above 100,000 shows how deep that base goes.
Look and feel
The classic board with premium squares is the fixed element, and Zynga has built layers of cosmetics around it: tile styles, profile frames, stickers and widgets. Five screenshots accompany the listing. Expect a modern, busy casual interface with a Rewards Pass track, event banners and the occasional offer, framing a board that still looks like a board.
Updates and upkeep
Zynga Inc. is one of the largest mobile publishers and this title is a flagship, which means ongoing operation is close to certain. The six-weekly Rewards Pass rotation is a stated cadence of sorts. The 4.6 rating across six-figure counts is solid. Only the App Store link is attached here.
