Your Ultimate Guide to Winning at Words With Friends
Thanks for taking the time to check out my Words With Friends Tips and Strategy page. As you can see, I’m a geek in many ways, not just photography. I started playing Words With Friends on my iPhone about a year ago, and I’ve been addicted ever since. In the time I’ve been playing Words With Friends, I’ve developed a few strategies of my own to share with you here today.
What is Words With Friends?
Words With Friends is a crossword game made for mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Android), and is based on the popular board game Scrabble. The basic directions can be found HERE. There are a few key differences between Words With Friends and Scrabble that I’d like to point out. It’s important to recognize these differences because you might be able to use them to your advantage.
- You are not playing face to face with your opponents. You could plausibly be playing against someone on the other side of the world!
- A game is not completed in one sitting. It can last hours, days, weeks, or even months.
- There are no challenges. When you are playing a word, you can use trial and error as many times as you need, until you find a word that works.
- The tile distribution and count is slightly different. See the chart below:
- While both boards are 15×15 squares, the layout is a bit different, as shown in the images below:
Wording With Friends – Ground Rules
Keeping a 2-Letter Word List
Because of some of the new dynamics mentioned above, the friends that I play with regularly and I have agreed to a few rule clarifications for ease of play. First, we are allowed to keep a list of all 2 letter words. Since we are able to use trial and error to find words, it saves a ton of time to know what all the two-letter words are. If you use a list long enough, you will probably end up memorizing it anyway.
Sometimes the makers of Words with Friends add and delete words from its dictionary. Click over to my article 2 Letter Words For Scrabble and Words With Friends to view an updated (2020) list of two-letter words.
Keeping Track of Missing Tiles
Second, we have deemed it acceptable to keep track of the missing tiles if we like – much like counting cards in Blackjack. We figure that since there can be a relatively large amount of time between turns, why not use the time to keep track of what tiles have and have not been played yet. None of us ever really do this early in a game, or even in the middle. But as the game is nearing the end and it looks like it could be particularly close, we will definitely do it. I’m not sure if there is a rule that addresses this in regular Scrabble, but we’ve made it clear that it’s ok here. I put together a spreadsheet that takes care of this for me. Click the link below and you can use it too! You will need at least Microsoft Excel 97 to use the spreadsheet.
Handy Dandy Words With Friends Letter Counter (clicking this link will download a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)
It’s a good thing to agree on a few ground rules with the friends you play with regularly. In my group of friends, we have deemed it acceptable to keep the two-letter word list and keep track of tiles if we want, but NOT acceptable to use Words With Friends cheats, word generators or any other word lists, which are readily available online. If you and your friends agree that it’s ok to use word generators, my favorite one is wineverygame.com. I’m sure there are plenty of other good ones.
As I said before, in the time that I’ve been playing, I’ve developed some of my own Words With Friends tips and strategy that I will share with you here. Hopefully it will give you an edge against your opponents as well.
Lay *Along* Beats Lay Across
Let’s say your opponent plays AROSE. You have letters in your tray that spell “POWER”. You could use the “O” in AROSE and lay the P, W, E and R downward across it, for a cool 11 points…OR…you could you could lay POWER along the top of AROSE to create multiple new words (POWER, PA, OR, WO, ES, and RE) for a total of 26 points!
Start Small
It never fails, you play a 5 letter word to start the game, and your experienced opponent puts a nice lay-along next to it, effectively scoring double for his word and single for YOUR word too. When I start a game, I like to start with a 2 letter word, and use that turn to dump my two least desirable letters. Let your opponent be the first to open the board up.
Work the Colored Squares
The best way to maximize the value of your tiles is to play them on the colored squares. On the board, you can find Double Letter (DL), Double Word (DW), Triple Letter (TL), and Triple Word (TW). I like to call the TL and TW the “High-Dollar” Squares. Always look for the accessibility of these squares on the board – even before you examine your tray. Look for plays using these squares and try to work your letters to fit those plays. Even better, try and find plays that combine multiple letter scores with multiple word scores. Let’s say you play the word PARK on 4 Blank squares. You will score 11 points. Now let’s say you play where the “P” is on a TL and the “K” is on a TW. The score for this play will jump all the way up to 57 points!
Look for Vowels Next to Colored Squares.
Let’s say your opponent plays PLANE, and there is a TL directly above the “A”. You notice this, then upon examining your tray you notice that you have a “Z”. Remembering from the 2 letter word list that ZA is a valid word, you know you can play the “Z” on the TL, to create ZA for a total score of 31 points. Now you take it one step further and notice that you also have an “E” and an “N” in your tray. Now you can play ZEN in a lay-along above PLANE, creating ZA, ZEN, EN and NE, for a total of 70 points!
Bingo Was His Name-O
When you play all 7 tiles in your tray in one turn, it’s called a “Bingo.” Not only do you get the points for the word(s) you made, but you also get a 35 point bonus! If you can mix that with a few colored squares in the right places, then it’s not out of the question to score in the 100’s on one single play! One of the keys to winning games consistently is learning how to make Bingos. It takes a bit of practice, but the more you play, the more you will develop strategies that will help you create more and more Bingos. When I first started playing, I was lucky to average one Bingo for every 10 games played. Now I’d say I average about 9 Bingos for every 10 games, and I’m continuing to improve. Read on for some of my strategies for creating Bingos.
Defense Wins Games
Just as you will be looking for plays around the High-Dollar squares, your experienced opponent will be doing the same. Don’t give him the opening, even if it means you have to play a lesser word elsewhere. Unless I know I’m going to score big with my play, I generally try to avoid opening the TW TL areas for play. Even a 40 point play might not be worth opening up one of those areas, knowing that he could potentially score 50 or even more points by taking full advantage of the opening.
S’s are Precious. And so are BLANKs
The “S” and the BLANK are important tiles in the game. The “S” is important because it can be played at the end of so many words. If you have a word in your tray that contains an “S”, then you can place it at the end of a word that is already on the board, and play the remaining tiles for your word around it. Let’s say your opponent played COFFEE. In your tray you notice the word VEST. You could play VEST across one of the E’s in COFFEE, for a total of 8 points. I consider this to be wasting your S. If you look closer, you could put the S at the end of COFFEE and play the V, E and T around it, and score 24 points, with COFFEES and VEST! Mix in a few colored squares and you can easily clear 30 points.
Many people like to employ this strategy with the “Y” as well. I personally find that there aren’t nearly as many opportunities to use the “Y” in this way as there are for the “S”, so I generally treat the “Y” as just another letter. The BLANKS can work in the same way. Not only can you use them as an “S” to connect two words, but you can also use them as the missing link for a word you are working on in your tray. I’d say the BLANK is responsible for about 50% of all the Bingos I make. As a general rule of thumb, I try not to use an S or a BLANK unless they are directly responsible for scoring at least 30 points for me.
Swapping Tiles: All or Nothing
Swapping tiles is an art. Generally speaking, I swap tiles when there are no plays that I can make that will get me more than 15 or so points, and the letters in my tray don’t figure to offer any more help in the near future. Never try to swap tiles in order to create a word that you are trying to formulate in your tray. That will only lead to heartache, trust me. When I need to swap, I like to swap ALL 7 tiles, with a few exceptions: I never swap out the following letters:
S: See above
BLANK: See above
J, Q, X, and Z: these tiles are crucial in determining the winner. Never give them up if you have them. Giving them up gives your opponent a chance to use them with the colored squares for maximum value. I’d rather play one of those tiles on a blank square just to get rid of it before I see my opponent take advantage of it on the High-Dollar squares.
“ER” or “ED”: I’m a big fan of ER and ED. These combinations are very versatile in that they can be attached to the beginning or end of many 5 letter words, to make a Bingo. I would say that those two combinations are responsible for helping me with the other 50% of my Bingos.
Keep The Letters Moving
A high tile turnover rate is good for your tray. It increases the chance of getting J, Q, X and Z, and decreases your opponent’s chance of getting them and using them against you. If all other variables are equal (points, leave, etc.), play the bigger word over the smaller word if you have a choice.
Saving Letters Is Dangerous
It’s generally not a good idea to save letters while you wait on other letters to show up for a word. I’m not going to lie and say that I’ve never done it, but I do try and keep it at a minimum. Sometimes it is just too tempting. Obviously you have the best chances of a good score when you have all seven letters to choose from on each turn. For each letter that you hold back, you are potentially limiting your score for that play. If you do choose to save letters, try and keep it at a minimum, and if the letters you need don’t show up within 2 or 3 turns, cut your losses and stop waiting.
Further Reading on 2-Letter Words
It’s important to know the two-letter words because they can be used in a pinch, or as a connector to a much larger word. For reference, I’ve written an article that I like to call The Ultimate 2 Letter Words List 🙂 (updated in 2020).
Conclusion
Hopefully you found these Words With Friends tips useful. I’ll continue to make additions/changes to this document as my strategy and skill level evolves. Let me know if you disagree with anything I said, or if you find any errors.
Good Luck, and Happy Wording!
James is a part-time photographer in Ponte Vedra, Florida, and creator of jamesvernacotola.com. He does freelance work for corporate clients and for Jacksonville.com, but his favorite gig is covering his kids’ sporting events as a parent with a camera.
Words with Friends is a popular online game by Zynga similar to scrabble. What sets this game apart is in its title: you can play with your friends or other word game enthusiasts all over the world. This provides endless entertainment because you can have up to 30 games going at once. You’ll never run out of live opponents which keeps your puzzle-solving skills sharp.
The Basic Rules of the Game
There are some subtle differences between Words with Friends and Scrabble, but the rules are generally the same. Let’s talk about some of the main rules of Word With Friends to help you get started.
- 1. The first word is made by the challenger or the person who starts the game.
- 2. The first word is started on the + symbol in the center of the board.
- 3. Words can only be played horizontally and vertically.
- 4. All new words must connect to existing words on the board, just like scrabble.
Another fun aspect of Words with Friends is that you can chat with your opponent while playing the game. This is an enjoyable way to pass time with friends or even make new friends that were once random opponents.
The best way to improve at a game is with practice and time, but there are some tips and tricks to give you an edge when playing Words with Friends.
Learn the Board, Especially the Bonus Tiles
Strategy is everything in Words with Friends. When you place a word for your move, you should be thinking ahead about what opportunities you’re giving your opponent. For example, if you place the word POST horizontally on the board, you’re giving your opponent an open S and T to build many longer words than they would’ve with other letters. If there is a lot of space above your POST on the board, your opponent can make a plural form of just about any word, and they’re more likely to get a bonus tile alone the way.
If you’re familiar with chess, you’ll understand the requirement to think ahead and try and “read your opponent’s mind” to win the game. Every move you make whilst playing Words with Friends should be well thought out. Always be a few steps ahead of your challenger!
Pay Attention to Your Word Placement on the Board
Going off the previous tip, remember that there should be intention behind every move you make in a game of Words With Friends. If you’ve followed our first tip, you’ll have a good understanding of where the bonus tiles are on the board. Every time you make a move, consider what opportunities you’re giving your opponent. Is there a Triple Word tile next to an easy letter like S? Notice how all the triple letter tiles are on the outer edges of the board. When you’ve reached that part of the game, opportunities for long words are less, so be aware of giving your opponent an opportunity to form a 2 or 3 letter word with a triple word tile. Instead, place a more difficult letter to form a short word with, such as J.
Use Hooks to Score Big
What are hooks? Hooks are the technique of adding one or two letters onto a preexisting word on the board to form a new word. You can do this by changing the tense of a word or making it plural. If you have the letters ED, ET, ES, or just S, take note. You can use those letters to make a hook. If the original word you hook off of has high scoring letters in it, you’ll get the points from those with just a few letters!
Play Words Towards the Center, Not the Edges
When I first discovered this tip, it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. If you look at an empty Words With Friends board, you’ll notice that the bonus tiles are in a diamond shape and move out along the edges of the board. The biggest bonus tiles like the triple word tile are on the very outer edge of the board. Every time it’s your turn, see if you can play your word towards the center. When you move out to the edges, you’re giving your opponent way more opportunities to score big on bonus tiles.
The other benefit of playing towards the center is making it harder to form large words. You will set your opponent up to have less space to form words, especially long words, without running into a preexisting word on the board.
Use Your Powerups!
This seems obvious, but I’m prone to forgetting the powerups exist. Powerups are the bonus tools of Words With Friends that you use your coins to purchase. The powerups are Hindsight, Word Radar, Swap+, and Get Word Clue. Let’s explain what they mean!
Hindsight: If you’ve ever felt like your move could’ve been better, this is the powerup for you. This tool allows you to see what the best move could’ve been on your last turn. This is a great way to learn and improve at the game.
Word Radar: If you use this before your turn, it will show you the space where the longest word can be played. It’s your job to figure out which letters to use in that space!
Swap+: Use this powerup to swap all your tiles with new ones.
Get Word Clue: This clue will tell you which letters to use and which space to put them in. All you need to do is unjumble the letters to get the best possible word for your turn.
Study Up on Words
If you read a lot or have a large vocabulary, it may give you an edge in the game. To really excel at Words With Friends, you will need more than that! You will need to study and memorize words that will specifically help you in this game. At most, you’ll only have 7 letters to use each turn, which means any words longer than that aren’t of much use to you in this game.
You’re better off studying shorter words that use the higher scoring letters. How many three-letter words with the letter J do you know? What about two-letter words with the letter V? Begin memorizing some words that will help you out when playing Words With Friends. Check out these Word List where you get the curated list of words. You may even benefit from jotting them down in a little journal when you’re out and about. Those words might help you win a game one day!
We hope that these tips and tricks will help you on your journey to being a great Words With Friends player! Practice makes perfect, so the more you play, the better you’ll get. With these tips and some time, you’ll be on your way to being a champion.
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Words with Friends is an application that basically functions as an online version of Scrabble. If you know how to play the classic word search game, you will probably pick up Words with Friends very quickly. However, whether you’re a Scrabble veteran or completely new to this type of game, there are a variety of tips and strategies you can use to maximize the number of points you score each game.
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Download the smartphone app if you want to play on your phone. Go to the App Store if your phone uses iOS or to the Google Play store if it’s an Android phone. Then, search “Words with Friends” and click the “Get” button to download the app to your phone.[1]
- Once you’ve downloaded the app to your phone, simply click on the Words with Friends icon to open the app and play it.
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Use Facebook if you want to play Words with Friends on the computer. Log into your Facebook account and go to the App Center, which you can find in the menu to the left of your feed. On the left sidebar, search for “Words with Friends” and install the app.[2]
- Click “Play Game” to start a new game once you’ve downloaded the app.
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Tap the “+” icon in the top right corner to start a new game. Once you’ve started a new game, you can choose to play either with a Facebook friend, a random user, or the person sitting next to you. To go with this last option, you’ll have to physically pass your smartphone to the other player after each turn, so the game is only accessible from your phone.[3]
- If you download Words with Friends 2, you will also have the option of playing against a computer opponent.
- Words with Friends will suggest friends for you to play with, but you can start a game with anyone if you’d rather play a random opponent.
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Click and drag letter tiles to the board to play them and make words. You can create a word by placing your letters either vertically or horizontally on the board. However, you are not allowed to play the following types of words: proper nouns, abbreviations, prefixes and suffixes standing alone, or words that require a hyphen or an apostrophe.[4]
- With the exception of the first word, every word that you play must be placed so that at least 1 letter tile is shared with a word that has already been placed on the board.
- Note that you can’t play a word if it will create an illegal word using neighboring letters. For instance, you can’t play the word “CAT” if the “T” tile is placed next to another “T” tile, since “TT” is not a legal word.
- When you play a letter, you earn a number of points equal to the number in the top right corner of the letter tile. Thus, when you play a word, you earn the sum total of all the letters you played to make that word.
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Play a word with at least 1 letter on the middle tile to start the game. Whoever plays the first word in a round of Words with Friends has to place at least 1 of the letters in that word on the star tile in the middle of the board. Note that it can be any letter in the word; in other words, your word doesn’t necessarily have to begin from the star tile.[5]
- For example, if your first word is “CAT,” you can place either the “C,” “A,” or “T” tile on the star.
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Build new words off of the letters on the board when it’s your turn. If you played the first word, then your opponent will place a word on the board that connects to your word. When it’s your turn, place a word down that connects to either the first word you played or to the new word that your opponent played.[6]
- Note that before you begin your turn, you will be given new letter tiles so that you have 7 on your rack.
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Go back and forth between the 2 of you until the game is over. A game of Words with Friends ends when 1 player has played all of their letter tiles and there are no more new letter tiles to be given. At that point, each player’s score is tallied and the player with the highest score wins.[7]
- Note that if either player has leftover tiles at the end of the game, that player will lose points equal to the sum of the value of those leftover tiles.
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Place your letters in ways that limit your opponent’s ability to score. Winning at Words with Friends is not only about scoring points for yourself, but also playing defense and preventing your opponent from scoring. When you play your letters, try to position the tiles so that your opponent doesn’t have access to the lucrative colored tiles on the board.
- To do this, avoid playing words next to double- or triple-word tiles. Although this may mean you have to play a word for a lower score somewhere else, it also keeps your opponent from being able to play these high-value tiles.
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Memorize different 2-letter words you can play across other words. Playing 2-letter words, especially with valuable letters, enables you to essentially rack up points by only playing in 2- or 4-tile squares. This is not only more efficient for you, but also makes it harder for your opponent to play off of your words.[8]
- Some examples of 2-letter words you might be able to play include “XI,” “EX,” and “PI.”
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Look for opportunities to play your letters on the colored squares. You earn extra points by placing your letters strategically on the colored tiles of the board. These tiles will earn you double or triple points, either for the letter that is played on that tile, or for the entire word that you played.[9]
- Double- and triple-word squares are usually the most valuable colored tiles on the board.
- If you have a high-value letter tile, like “X” or “Z,” playing this tile on a double- or triple-letter tile is also a good way to rack up extra points.
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Try to play all 7 of your letters at once whenever possible. This is called a “Bingo” and it allows you get all the points in your 7 letters, plus a 35-point bonus. Memorize some common 7-letter words or simply play a lot of Words with Friends until you get better at spotting Bingo opportunities.
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Play your letters along words that are on the board to get more points. For example, if you have the letters to spell “POWER” and the word “AROSE” is already on the board, don’t play your letters vertically to use the “R” in “AROSE.” Instead, play your letters along the top of “AROSE,” so that you also spell “PA,” “OR,” “WO,” “ES,” and “RE.”
- When you play words along other words, you tend to get a lot more points. Note, however, that this only works if you’re able to spell legal 2-letter words with the letters that you play.
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Who plays first when a game has finished?
You have the option to re-challenge the person that you are playing against after a game has finished. Whichever one of you decides to click on «rematch» first will be the one to play first in the new game.
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What are the stars that fly from the board to your name when you complete a word?
Those are called points. Each letter has a certain amount of points, so when you complete a word, all those points become yours.
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Win every game with our Words with Friends cheat tool
Words with Friends is a fun word game puzzle developed by Zynga. Unlike other word puzzles, this one champions social involvement. It pits you directly against your friends in a fun, playful competition that can help improve your vocabulary and boost your reasoning skills.
However, you don’t need to let your friend win just because you’re having a slow day, or because you don’t have the time to think up a complex, points-boosting word. If you ever need a little pick-me-up, then come right here to help improve your game with an easy WWF cheat.
Inspired by the infamous Scrabble, Words with Friends puts fun right in your pocket. You can play up to 40 different games simultaneously so you can challenge everyone from your friends to your family and even your co-workers.
Don’t have someone that wants to play Words with Friends with you? Play strangers instead. Everything is anonymous and you can connect with other players around the country or world to keep up your streak or just to stay challenged.
Whether you’re playing the original or one of the sequels, Words with Friends is a great way to challenge yourself and indulge in healthy competition. Playing frequently will give you a huge repertoire of great words to play that rack up the points, but if you ever feel like brain fog is getting you down use our words with friends cheat to find the best, most impressive words.
How do I Cheat on Words with Friends?
Cheating on Words with Friends is different to other word-based puzzle games. Rather than work to get the right answer as you would on Wordle or with a crossword puzzle you are working to submit words that get the highest number of points. This gives you so many more possibilities, since there technically isn’t a wrong answer. It also means that our helper is more useful for this Words with Friends, than it is to help you find the day’s Wordle answer.
You can use our helpful little tool to help you pick better words based on point value, which will help you win at Words with Friends or Scrabble, since they operate based on the same set of rules.
To get the best possible answers you are going to want to use the Advanced Options, which let you really dictate which words show up in the list based on starting or ending letters. You can even enter hook letters like ED and ING.
At the end of the day, however, our useful tool only gets you halfway. You will need to use strategy and sort through the list of potential words that you can use to pick out the best word in the best position. There are triple letter and double letter point spots on the board as well and hitting these with your highest-value number is another great way to win.
All of these additional considerations mean that using our word generator on its own won’t guarantee a win, it just means that you have all the available words based on your letters. If you aren’t the greatest at anagrams but love playing Words with Friends for the challenge and positioning of words to get the highest points, then this tool is less a WWF cheat and more a helpful guide to get the ball rolling.
At the end of the day our word finder is a simple word generator. The strategy is entirely up to you. Simply being able to see the words you can make with your available tiles as well as those placed already on the board, however, can immediately improve your game.
Some people simply don’t have the mind to sort out anagrams, but our anagram solver makes it easy. Not only will you see words that use as many tiles as possible you will be able to visualize the shorter words that you can use to connect to existing tiles on the board or use to help you get those important points-boosting spots on the board.
What’s the quickest way of Solving Words with Friends?
Words with Friends is a digital version of Scrabble the board game and while having a great vocabulary and knowledge of the Scrabble dictionary (or in this case, the Words with Friends dictionary) is a great help, it doesn’t mean a guaranteed win.
Just as people can play so often that they come to learn the entire Scrabble dictionary by heart, using our online helper tool is a way to cut through that brain fog and start building up a useful dictionary list that can help you make better selections again and again.
When it comes to playing Words with Friends the thing you need to keep in mind is that it isn’t about solving Words with Friends, it’s about winning. Words with Friends takes away a lot of the frustrating aspects of Scrabble and calculates the points on your behalf, so you can work out the best options based on the board in front of you.
One of the biggest things to remember when it comes to Words with Friends is that it isn’t how impressive or long the word you choose which matters, but the points you can rack up with by playing it.
With two ways to earn points the importance of playing the board cannot be stressed enough. You will always be better off using high-value letters and trying to get on those triple letter or triple word score slots.
Since you keep playing until all the free tiles are played and one player uses up all their usable tiles, hitting those point-winning options is so important. There is no way to really cheat because of this, but you can get a better selection of words with their correct spellings by using our online tool.
That being said there are benefits of using up as many tiles as you can, as fast as you can. Since the game only ends when the number of available tiles is exhausted, you can use as many large words as you can, and then aim to end the game as fast as you can. This gives your opponent fewer opportunities to gain points on you and can help you win quickly.
Solve Words with Friends using our Cheat Tool
You can solve Words with Friends and improve your chances at winning with this simple, free cheat tool. It can give you the best opening word to play and can help you pick the best words to help you get a high scoring win.
1. Select the Dictionary
First things first you need to be working from the right dictionary. Our tool supports several Scrabble-inspired games (including Scrabble itself) but spelling and word options are restricted. While you can get away with a lot when you are playing the board game physically at home, apps aren’t quite so forgiving when it comes to spelling mistakes or what words you can and cannot use.
If you usually spell with US spellings (or alternatively with UK spellings), then you are going to need to select the right dictionary. Our tool supports Scrabble, Wordfeud, and Words with Friends, so to get the best suggestions for your Words with Friends game you will want to start by making sure that you are working with the right dictionary!
2. Starting Move
If you have the starting move, then there are a few strategies that you can play, but do note that any openings you leave yourself are also openings for your opponent. If you want the safest opening you can use this tool and look at word length or, alternatively, the word that will fetch you the highest number of points.
Words that use the least commonly used letters are actually the most useful in games like Words with Friends, since they usually give you the highest points.
If your word is full of the most common letters, then this isn’t a challenging or difficult choice. While you may be able to use most of your letters, if you choose the word that has a Q or an X in it instead you may find that the number of points you earn is higher.
If you can, try to form a starting word that uses J, Q or Z – each of these letters is worth 10 points each. X is worth 8 points, which makes it a great runner-up.
You should keep in mind, however, that saving these letters to use on a triple letter spot can seriously boost your score, or alternatively if you can use a word like QUEEN or QUEUE on a double word score slot.
As for blank tiles try to save these for later. Starting a word with only the letters you have available is going to inhibit your opponent and give you more options later on. They aren’t worth any points either, which won’t help boost your score.
If you need help with the starting word, use our tool. All you need is to input the letters you have available. Though we recommend holding off on using those useful blank tiles just yet you can account for them in our tool by using the ‘?’ key.
This will give you a list of words based on your tiles. Work out which words will give you the largest number of points or give you the best openings that you can then use later on for future words.
Thinking a few steps ahead is so important when it comes to winning Words with Friends, so don’t rush! While there are speedy versions of the game that require you to play within a certain time period, the original version of the game is supposed to be low-key and played over a period of time.
3. Using the Advanced Options
When it comes to your second move (and all other moves) you will want to use the advanced options. There are many different options to use, and this little outline will help you understand what all the features mean and how to use this tool to give you the best words for your game.
To start there are four different modes:
The first is DEFAULT. This means that the tool will look for all the words that it can make out of the letters you input.
The second option is CONTAINS. Selecting this option is ideal if you want to add to the end of a shorter word. If there is the word AND on the board, for example, you can enter AND into the CONTAINS section and then the tool will look for words that contain AND either at the beginning, the middle or the end.
BEGINS WITH is perfect when there isn’t space for anything but to start a word with those letters. It works if you have a whole word you want to add onto or if it is just one letter.
ENDS WITH is the opposite and will help you find words that end with either the suffix or the letter of your choosing.
HOOK LETTERS is a special feature that helps you find words based on hooked letters like ED. You are hooking letters onto a word already on the board.
In all options ‘?’ will represent a blank tile.
4. How to use this tool alongside your WWF strategy
One of the best parts about our tool is that you can see the total value of the words before you commit to them. To get the most accurate value you will need to make sure you have selected Words with Friends dictionary, since the various Scrabble games all use a different points system.
By being able to quickly see the value of the words you can make smart choices in a split second. Before you go and put down the highest value word, always double check the tiles on the board. The board has many special tiles that can change up the game, and you are almost always better off going for one of those special bonus squares.
If you want to really boost your strategy, of course, there are a few additional tips and tricks to use alongside this tool that will really help you rack up the points.
Link words for easy points
Sometimes the absolute best way to win is to be simple. If there is a word on the table and you can add to it by either adding an S or and ED to change its tense, do it. Doing this gives you the full points for the word as well as the points for any new letters you add and any bonus tiles you hit in the process.
Use two letter words to boost points
While you won’t want to play a two letter word on its own do be aware of the board. If you can play your word parallel to a word already on the board with the use of helpful little two-letter words, do it. This lets you earn points on more than one word during one single turn.
Play defensive, not offensive
A great tip to take is that playing defensive works wonders with Words with Friends. When you play defensively you earn points off the hard work of your opponent. Adding that S at the end of their word, for example, or using their word to get you to a triple point tile.
When it comes to playing this way, however, do remember that your opponent is also likely playing this way. Very few players are going to try to do their own thing without also trying to cut you off wherever they can. After all, getting as many points as you can is just the start. You will also want to try to prevent your opponent from earning points while you are at it.
Learn the board
One final tip is to become familiar with the board. The good news is that the app takes care of things like keeping track of the score and handles all the math equations on your behalf, so learning the board has never been easier.
Not only does playing Words with Friends make that irritating counting a thing of the past it also lets you visually lay down your words without committing to them – and unlike with traditional Scrabble your opponent cannot see what you are doing until you commit to it!
Take your time to explore your options and play with the board placements. Doing this will help you find the best positioning for your word, regardless of whether your goal is to earn the most points, set yourself up for another move, or cut off your opponent.
As time goes on, you’ll start to become intimately familiar with knowing where all the special bonus tiles are, so use that to your advantage when playing. Using the board strategically is one of the best ways to make big moves count. You’ll immediately have an advantage over your opponent just because you know the board and take the time to play around with your options so that you choose the best next move.
More on our Words with Friends Cheat
How does the Words with Friends Cheat work?
This tool is a simple anagram solver. Rather than a straight anagram solver, however, you can also add in the potential for blank tiles and can also take into account the words already on the board.
To get the most out of this tool it is recommended that you always use the Advanced Options. These options give you the ability to specifically create a word list to suit your strategy. If there is a triple letter tile near the words on the board, for example, you will want to target that tile specifically and find a word you can connect to the letters on the board.
How it works is simple: there are many parameters you can specify, with the most important one being the words that you can make out of the letter tiles you have. If you have any blank tiles or if there are open blank tiles on the board, you can use ‘?’ to represent them.
There are several dictionaries to choose from, depending on the game you are playing and this is how you can customize our tool to help you regardless of whether you are playing Words with Friends or Scrabble.
There is the English UK Scrabble dictionary, the English US Scrabble dictionary, the English UK Wordfeud dictionary, the English US Wordfeud dictionary, and the English UK/US Words with Friends dictionary.
Is the Words with Friends Cheat Free?
Is this Words with Friends cheat free? Yes! It is free to use every day and as many times as you need throughout the day. The online version is easy to access online at any time from your mobile phone, tablet, desktop or laptop. If you want an on-the-go and offline version, then download the Scrabble Solver app which is available for iOS and Android devices and can easily be added to your home screen.
It is a simple, universal tool that can help you improve your strategy for any Scrabble-inspired game including Words with Friends.
It can make the game far more challenging as well if both you and your friend agree to use this word finder to create applicable word lists. If you both use this tool, then it’s all about the strategy of playing against the board and your opponent, not the words you know.
This will give you a whole new dynamic to the game!
If you don’t want to play a harder game, keep this little tool a secret! Since the best words aren’t always the most complicated your opponent is unlikely to realize you are using a solver to build up your word list.
Is the Words with Friends Solver easy to use?
This Words with Friends solver is so easy to use and can be customized to give you very specific word lists to find the perfect Words with Friends word which will help you with your overall WWF strategy. It is also very fast so that if you did want to play the game quickly, this shouldn’t slow you down. Simply input the letters you have, and use ‘?’ to represent any blank tiles. Doing this will give you a list of the word that you can make with your existing tiles.
If this is the very first move, then you won’t need to use any of the additional features available in the Advanced Options. In fact, trying to get as many letters as possible to rack up the points and open up new possibilities for yourself (and unfortunately also your opponent) can be a great way to open the game.
For all subsequent turns you will want to use the Advanced Options. These Advanced Options (once you get the hang of them) can really help you master your Words with Friends and beat the game.
One last thing – don’t forget to select the language! Choosing the language as well as which dictionary you are using is essential for getting words that your game will accept. The same word may also have a different spelling depending on whether you use US or UK spellings.
Will it work with any Words with Friends game?
Not only will this work with any Words with Friends game, but it will actually work with most Scrabble-inspired word games as well. The only thing to keep in mind is the dictionaries that these games use. We currently support Scrabble, Wordfeud, and Words with Friends US and UK dictionaries. These dictionaries are not the same as the full English dictionary, as they usually exclude archaic words and scientific names.
When it comes to Words with Friends, however, we have your back. You will be able to play and use our online tool to its full potential. Don’t forget to use the strategies, tips, and how-to steps outlined in this guide to use this online tool as effectively as possible and improve your overall Words with Friends strategy.
If you want to enhance your writing skill, it is high time to skip all typical writing books and podcasts and play some word games instead. Word games are great ways to elaborate your vocabulary, enjoy a story and have a lot of fun writing.
Word games are the best way to:
- Develop vocabulary
- Be proficient in English like natives
- Helps you to think more enormously about words
- Find and develop new letters and so on.
Following is a list of 7 best word games to play with friends:
1. Scrabble
Scrabble, the quintessential crossword game, is definitely fun for family and friends. Once your letters are racked you may get excited, pick a good word and go down to a triple word score. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, play the popular Scrabble game excellently with your opponent to have a challenging and fun time.
Scrabble is the ultimate crossword game that counts each letter. Grab your friends and shape the words on the board. After playing your part, calculate the value of all the letters in each new word that you form.
Scrabble is one of the best word games to play with friends, played with letter tiles on a board marked with various squares. Here some squares give extra points. Characters have different point values depending on how common they are. Scrabble’s end result looks like a crossword as many words overlap each other. There are tools like scrabble word finder, which you can use to unscramble words. Additionally, sites like Unscrambled Words provide lists of strategic 2 letter and 3 letter words that will come in use during the game. Learning these words can significantly elevate your Scrabble skills.
Scrabble is an elevated game to play if you want to expand your vocabulary (especially for two letter words). It is worthy for kids too, especially in the “junior” versions.
2. Boggle
Although Scrabble is a kind of crossword game, Boggle is actually a word search game, and if you’re looking for an alternative game that is as fast and fun as Scrabble, this is the cool word games to choose.
It involves critical thinking and concentration. Boggle has long been a family favorite because it is portable and easy to play. The common postulate is quite straightforward – they consist of squares with letters, you can move them, rotate the timer and the player who will find most of the words in 3 minutes wins the game!
Boggle is the perfect game to play if you do not stop after a round. It is also ideal for young players to develop their vocabulary.
3. Dabble
Here you have to compete with other players and have to create five words of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 letters using your 20 tiles to get the first place. Dabble is family friendly. It is easy to understand and play but coming up with words can be a lot more challenging than you might think.
If you enjoy Boggle or Scrabble, you can enjoy dabble as well. This is a considerable way to develop spelling and vocabulary and enjoy words.
4. Tapple
Tapple has a wheel that contains many letters of the alphabet and several subject cards containing 144 different categories. There are many ways you can play it – the basic rules are that each player must think within 10 seconds of such a word that matches the topic, but that word would not start with the initial letter used before.
Although it may seem a bit challenging or frustrating for young children due to its short duration, it is a great game for older kids who want to expand their vocabulary. All the categorizations are suitable for children.
5. Quiddler
Quiddler is the best educational word game suitable for those looking for board games like Scrabble. One great thing about Quiddler is that it can hold up to 10 players, so for those who are very large in the group it is a great option to play Quiddler.
The goal of the game is very straightforward – each player receives a card with letters written on it, and the goal is to make as many words as possible from the cards you have. Each card has its own point value and the one with the most points at the end of the game wins. Quiddler allows words with 2 letters, however, all words must be considered valid in the dictionary.
6. Bananagrams
If you are looking for an amusing word game, Bananagrams is a great choice for you. This simple and fun game is a great way to play a word game like Scrabble – especially if you are on the go.
The Bananagram game contains 144 tiles engraved with letters (such as scrabble tiles) that come in a banana-shaped cloth bag. The game can hold 2-8 players and the number of tiles available to each player depends on the number of people playing. Each player starts by facing his / her tiles and the first player to use his / her tiles to create real words (which should be found in the dictionary) wins the match.
Bananagram is a great game to bring with you wherever you are, especially if you are really into word games.
7. Wordical
Wordical outlines itself as the dice-rolling, radical, word-building race and if you are looking for a fast and exciting word game like Boggle or Scrabble, this would be the best word games to play with friends for you.
Wordical is great for 2-8 players at a time, and the game introduction is effortless. Each player will get a certain number of cards constants enumerated in them and at each turn, players roll the dice with vowels and make as many words as possible using vowels and consonants of their cards.
The game is great for family game nights, especially if you are trying to learn new vocabulary words, and boosts creative thinking. Overall, this platform is one of the best and enjoyable word games.
These games narrated above are the best word games to play with friends. By playing these games is an eminent way to spend time with kith and kin, be it a gathering at home or a party at a friend’s house. This competitive word game makes any event more synergetic, fun, and exciting.