Are word games Facebook apps time wasters? Yes, but that’s why we love them.
Of the top applications on Facebook, a large proportion of them are games. And it’s easy to see why. Games are a great way to escape, or simply clear your mind during a short break from work.
As many of us peruse Facebook while we’re at the office, it’s not a big jump to say that the ready access to a plethora of games within the social network is an enticing way to pass the time. As one of the top five activities done on the Internet, gaming is also a big money maker for developers that are merely taking advantage of the portal Facebook has offered up. Today we’re reviewing our pick for the Top 5 word games on Facebook.
1. Word Wrangler
Word Wrangler is a new Facebook app by brain gamer creator Brainzai. The game launched last month and has gained more than 250 monthly active users so far. It’s basically like playing Scrabble, with or without opponents. Games are timed and can be played in single or duel mode. Your rankings will be displayed in the Standings section, where you can see how you stack up against your friends. While simple in concept and game offerings, Word Wrangler is bright and fun for a quick, uncomplicated game run.
2. Word Twist
Word Twist by Zynga is a totally social game, requiring you and three of your Facebook friends to get a new round started. With the series of letters you’re given, unscramble them to create as many words as possible in the given amount of time. When starting a new round, you can invite friends to play with you or scroll through the friends that have already added the Word Twist application. Like a multi-player Text Twist, this game keeps you on your toes and heightens the excitement by involving other players. See their scores as you play. If waiting around for your buddies to be available for game play isn’t in your schedule, try one of Zynga’s other word games, including Scramble and Path Words.
3. Word Hunt
Word Hunt 2009 has been climbing steadily in Monthly Active Users, trending toward 80,000 since a dip March 10.
The game awards points to users for creating words. Players find letters in their friends letter racks or pages around Facebook to fill their letter bags. When users have enough letters in their bags, they can make words. Users can view weekly rankings or their complete record. Users can then display their stats and badges earned in their profile.
4. Wordy
Wordy jumped by more than 9,500 Monthly Active Users the last two weeks of March. It has multi-player and single-player options and can be played in several languages. Another benefit of Wordy is that it has several game modes, essentially making it several word games in one. This makes it appealing for quick and dirty games, longer more involved sessions, and social options for friendly yet challenging game play. With a number of different leaderboard opportunities and a unique ranking system, Wordy has something for everyone bundled into a single application.
5. Word Challenge
Word Challenge has dominated the gaming app leaderboard for some time now. Developed by Playfish, Word Challenge is one of a handful of addictive games from the Zynga and SGN competitor. To play the game, you are given a series of letters which you have to unscramble in order to guess as many words as possible that can be made from the set. Social attributes let you see how you stack up against your friends, and options to challenge each other in a round.
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Have you tried Bananagrams? Realtime multiplayer!
http://apps.facebook.com/bananagrams/
I really love Word Challenge
Comment by Facebook User — April 3, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
I loved Scrabulous and still love the game!
Comment by Debjit — April 4, 2009 @ 4:07 am
Thanks for sharing these… Word games are more my thing but I wasn't aware of these so will be adding them right now… may as well get the grey matter working will I'm on Facebook…
Regards,
Karl
Comment by Karl Foxley — April 4, 2009 @ 8:12 am
Hi Leah,
Thanks for including Word Hunt in this list. We have just updated some parts of the game yesterday.
Also note that users are competing to create words while having restricted space in their bags (36) letters. Also note that they are double, triple, etc their points if they create one word right after another. So it’s also a game of strategy. We like to call it ‘tetris with letters’.
Thanks again,
George
Comment by ignigeorge — April 4, 2009 @ 11:32 am
GRABBLER is a true multi-player turn based board game on facebook.
There are various word games facebook but there aren’t many unique board games that can engage a multi-player environment. I'd go so far as to say that GRABBLER can be quite addictive.
Grabbler challenges users to build their vocabularies while at the same time is strategic in nature. The game play requires the players to create interlocking words using alphabets placed on cubes while strategically grabbing as many cubes of your opponents as possible.
To Play Grabbler : http://apps.facebook.com/grabbler
Comment by Rohit Regonayak — April 5, 2009 @ 9:52 am
try WordMachine
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4...
Comment by e — April 6, 2009 @ 12:24 am
my favourite word game (it has been for a long time) is prolific (http://apps.facebook.com/prolific). you can play against your friends or against strangers. plus its a well designed app with no ads and no spam.
Comment by Paul M — April 6, 2009 @ 5:16 am
hallo
Comment by Dhaffa Fachrzal Putr — May 15, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
CANNOT BELIEVE you didnt put Lexulous on this list
Comment by simon — June 4, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
What about Scramble? That is such an addictive game…!
Comment by sez — July 19, 2009 @ 8:09 am
Word Challenge is, by far, my favourite of those listed.
Comment by Tara O'Sullivan — August 14, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
If you like playing word games on Facebook please check out Sea Star Scramble: http://bit.ly/3GDiuG
It combines the puzzle solving fun of typical word games with an exciting arcade style game play and a really cute main character. It is fully integrated with Facebook so you can compete for prizes and compare scores with your friends. I hope you enjoy the game!
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Comment by jackie — November 1, 2009 @ 8:25 am
This game is a great Facebook version of the game of Last Letter- where you pick a location that starts with the last letter of the previous word, in this case, chosen by the computer. The more worldly you are, the better you will be at this game…
http://apps.facebook.com/lastletter
Comment by Chris — January 3, 2010 @ 9:43 am
My favourite FB game is "PhotoRiddle – Guess what's in the pictures?":
http://apps.facebook.com/photoriddle/
Comment by Jessica — February 17, 2010 @ 10:18 am
There's a new game in Facebook http://apps.facebook.com/squashingpumpkins/
Be careful it's very adictive. ;D
Comment by Ogre — February 23, 2010 @ 8:42 am
Why can't i get pathword to work on facebook?
Comment by Pete Sherwood — November 19, 2011 @ 5:38 am
Here's an interesting word puzzle that involves guessing celebrity names.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Onamography/1015009...
Comment by Word Games — February 6, 2012 @ 2:11 pm