Words With Friends Review
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Posted: 14 months ago, last updated 5 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Words with Friends is online Scrabble. You take turns placing tiles to make words crossword-style. Because the game is online you can play with people in different places, but also without having to be online at the same time with its asynchronous play.
The arrangement of special score multiplier spaces is different to official Scrabble. You get seven random letters and place them on your go until all 104 tiles have been used. You take turns and can choose to swap tiles or pass.
A letter placed on a DL or TL square doubles or triples the value of that letter on all words formed using that square. Similarly, the DW and TW squares double and triple the value of the new word(s) using that square. If a player uses all seven tiles on a single play (known as a bingo in Scrabble), 35 bonus points are added - this contrasts with the 50 bonus points in Scrabble.
Words with Friends 2 adds timed lightning rounds and more ways to practice and improve. As well as the listed platforms Words With Friends is available on Facebook, Kindle Fire and Nook Tablets. On iOS there is a chat feature built into the game.
The arrangement of special score multiplier spaces is different to official Scrabble. You get seven random letters and place them on your go until all 104 tiles have been used. You take turns and can choose to swap tiles or pass.
A letter placed on a DL or TL square doubles or triples the value of that letter on all words formed using that square. Similarly, the DW and TW squares double and triple the value of the new word(s) using that square. If a player uses all seven tiles on a single play (known as a bingo in Scrabble), 35 bonus points are added - this contrasts with the 50 bonus points in Scrabble.
Words with Friends 2 adds timed lightning rounds and more ways to practice and improve. As well as the listed platforms Words With Friends is available on Facebook, Kindle Fire and Nook Tablets. On iOS there is a chat feature built into the game.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 3+
Release Date: 01/01/2009
Price: Free
Platforms: Android, Web and iOS
Genres: Strategy and Turn-Based
Developer: @Zynga
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Commitment
Duration: This game will take between 10 minutes and half an hour to complete. Because it's a turn-taking game the total duration varies depending on the gap between goes.
Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 2 players online. You can play a solo game against the computer with challenges.
Cross-Platform: Words with Friends can be played across Android, iOS.
Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 2 players online. You can play a solo game against the computer with challenges.
Cross-Platform: Words with Friends can be played across Android, iOS.
Costs
Words With Friends
This game is free to play. Does not offer in-game purchases, 'loot boxes' or 'battle/season passes'.
You don’t need a paid subscription to play this game online. But does include advertisements on some platforms. You can purchase add-free version. You can earn coins in game, and purchase with real money to buy cosmetic items and skip the timer on one player games.
Age Ratings
Accessibility
We haven't recorded accessibility settings for this game yet. Our Words With Friends Accessibility Report details system-wide settings that may help, and suggests similar games with accessibility features. Tweet the developer (@Zynga) to let them know about our Accessibility Questionnaire.
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