# Words With Friends Word Game

> Multiplayer Puzzle Board Games

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1196764367](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1196764367)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1196764367`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zynga Inc.
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (751,441 ratings)
- **Version:** 60.00.02
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2017-11-07
- **Size:** 366 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/words-with-friends-word-game/id1196764367)
- **Website:** [https://www.zynga.com/](https://www.zynga.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.zynga.com/privacy/policy](https://www.zynga.com/privacy/policy)

## Description

**Words With Friends** is a popular multiplayer word game where you challenge friends, family, or new opponents to crossword-style matches. Unscramble letters, build high-scoring words, improve your vocabulary, and compete through Smart Match or solo games against WordMaster characters.

Complete daily and weekly goals to earn collectible rewards, play the limited-time Word Wheel mini-game, and customize your profile with stickers, tile styles, frames, and widgets. Words With Friends is free to download with optional in-game purchases and advertising features.

## Rankings

- #582 — Overall
- #1 — Essential Board Games
- #1 — Modern Board Games
- #3 — Classic Word Games
- #5 — Essential Word Games
- #65 — board

## Review summary

Overall, users praise Words With Friends for its fun, social word gameplay that supports solo or multiplayer play and is educational. The dominant complaints center on excessive advertising after nearly every turn, with many unwilling or unable to pay for ad removal. Additional gripes include feature bloating from side games and notifications, plus a sense that the classic Scrabble-like experience has shifted with NYT crossplay. If ads and clutter are addressed, the core appeal remains strong.

### Pros

- Fun, engaging core word game.
- Can play solo, with friends, or with other word-game enthusiasts.
- Educational and a good time passer.

### Cons

- Ad after every move; long, intrusive and disruptive to gameplay.
- Ad-free experience relies on paid options, which many users find expensive or undesirable.
- App feels bloated with side games, notifications, and extra rewards that distract from the core game.
- Loss of the classic Scrabble-style experience with crossplay options (NYT) replacing/removing the original feel.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1196764367)