# Wordament® by Microsoft

> Thousands of words to search, find & puzzle. Adventure alone or with friends

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.wordament](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.wordament)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.microsoft.wordament`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Microsoft Corporation
- **Category:** GAME\_WORD
- **Downloads:** 2,741,703
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (80,592 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.5.8051
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2013-10-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.wordament)
- **Website:** [https://microsoftcasualgames.com/](https://microsoftcasualgames.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement/](https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement/)

## Description

Wordament by Microsoft is an adventurous word puzzle game featuring over 1,500 unique puzzles across 30+ worlds. Choose Adventure Mode to relax through maps and bonus puzzles, jump into Quick Play for instant rounds at Easy, Medium, or Hard, or tackle Daily Challenges like Gem Collector, Gold Rush, and Balloon Pop to earn monthly badges and awards. Compete in Multiplayer to play the same board against thousands worldwide, climb leaderboards, and showcase top words and high scores.

Sign in with a Microsoft account to save progress, unlock Xbox Live achievements, and sync across devices. The game supports portrait and landscape play, six themes, in-app purchases, and cloud saves. With swipe-based tile play, vocabulary-building challenges, and endless puzzles, Wordament is perfect for brain training, casual fun, and competitive social play. Persistent internet connection and Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform and cloud features.

## Rankings

- #36,869 — Overall
- #123 — Game word (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.microsoft.wordament.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviews praise Wordament as a fun, challenging word puzzle with lots of content and travel-friendly play, plus educational benefits. However, recurring issues—intrusive ads, frequent data loss and login problems, an unhideable hints button, and inconsistent word validation—significantly hamper the experience. Some levels feel unreasonably hard. Overall, it’s rewarding when functioning smoothly, but these ongoing problems undermine the app.

### Pros

- Fun, engaging word puzzle that's challenging and enjoyable.
- Large amount of content: near endless adventure levels plus daily challenges.
- Great for travel and passing time during commutes.
- Educational and cognitively stimulating; helps learn new words.

### Cons

- Ads: intrusive banners and ad loops; disruptive and hard to disable.
- Data loss and login issues: progress resets, sign-in failures, occasional data wipes.
- Hints button is annoying; cannot hide or disable.
- Dictionary/word validation inconsistencies: valid words rejected or invalid words accepted.
- Some levels are overly hard or unbalanced (improperly labeled 'expert' levels).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.wordament)