| Words With Friends | |
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| Developer(s) | Zynga |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Facebook |
| Genre(s) | Word game |
| Mode(s) | multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | Web browser |
Words With Friends is a multi-player word game developed by Zynga With Friends (formerly Newtoy, Inc.). Players can take turns building words crossword puzzle style with one or more friends, or by being matched with random opponents. Its rules and point system are based on that of the board game Scrabble. Up to 20 games can be played simultaneously using push notifications to alert players when it is their turn.[1]
Released July 2009 and published by Zynga, Words With Friends is available for cross-platform play on devices running the operating systems Android and iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch). The game is also available on Facebook.[2] In addition, there is a chat feature built in the game that allows you to chat with your opponent. Words with Friends is one of the top ranking games in the iOS application store, available as both a free ad support and an ad-less paid version. [3]
The game has garnered support among celebrities, including John Mayer, Alec Baldwin, Rainn Wilson, Terrell Owens, and Eliza Dushku.[4][5]
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The game has four important buttons at the bottom on the homescreen. These buttons include options to either pass, shuffle, swap or resign. The Pass Button passes the player's turn; the player receives no points and becomes the opponent's turn to play a word. The Shuffle Button shuffles tiles on the tile line to show different letter placements to create different words. The Swap Button swaps letter tiles to get new ones; this skips the player's turn, but different letter tiles are available. The Resign Button forfeits the game for and automatically declares the opponent as winner.
The Pass and Shuffle buttons change into Play and Recall buttons when the player places a tile onto the board. The Play Button plays the word placed on the board, while the Recall Button brings back all tiles on the board to their original place on the tile line.
The game uses 104 tiles with the following distribution:
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