

Words with Friends is a multi-player word game. Players take turns building words crossword puzzle style in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble. (The rules of the two games are similar, but Words with Friends is not officially associated with the Scrabble brand.) Up to 30 games can be played simultaneously using push notifications to alert players when it is their turn. Players may look up friends either by username or through Facebook, or be randomly assigned an opponent through "Smart Match". Players can also find potential opponents using Community Match.
Card & Board GamePartyhigh scorecross-platform multiplayerword gamefree-to-playdigital distributiontouch controlsfacebook gamesWeb browser, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
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Character
Warm, spare, plot-driven and earnest.
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Web browser, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
- Developer
- Newtoy, Zynga With Friends
- Publisher
- Zynga
- Released
- July 1, 2009
- Modes
- Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Text
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 12 ratings.
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Words With Friends Classic 200990% alikeBoth warm, spare, earnest.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, warm.
Series · Both warm, earnest, spare; this one is more relentless.
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