Letter Wizard

Name: Letter Wizard
Rating: 3.8 (28 reviews)
Author: Les Bird

By: Les Bird App

Fun Casual Word Game

Overview

Version:

1.65

Last updated: 2021-02-08

Features & Capabilities

Remember Bookworm? This game is as close as you'll get.

A wonderful and relaxing word game. Connect neighboring letters to make words. Use bonus tiles to increase the word score. When red tiles reach the bottom the game is over.

Score big when you find words within categories like food and science. Find the bonus word for double points.

Word dictionary with over 400,000 words!

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App

By:

Les Bird

Rating:

3.80

(28)

Version:

1.65 Last updated: 2021-02-08

Version code:

840396694

Creation date:

2020-08-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

54.23MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 269,549 ▼ 2,247

Other rankings

#69 in word count keyword 16 ▲ 23

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Developed by:

Les Bird

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/letter-wizard/id1526953513

User Reviews

Pros: It serves as a solid Bookworm replacement with engaging word puzzles, adds strategy in word formation, offers natural controls, is free with no ads, and includes varied categories like texting abbreviations. Cons: Dictionary validity is inconsistent, many words aren’t real or allowed (Qi, cen, coe); too many red/burning tiles; control and UI issues make selecting letters fiddly; occasional game-ending bugs; and uneven letter distribution with too many hard letters and too few common ones.

Pros

Feels like a strong Bookworm replacement with similar gameplay.
Engaging word-puzzle with strategic depth.
Natural, intuitive controls.
No ads and free-to-play experience.
Variety of word categories, including texting abbreviations.

Cons

Dictionary/word validity issues; many words aren't real or are questionable (e.g., Qi, cen, coe).
Too many burning/red tiles; board becomes overwhelmed and pace is aggressive.
Input/UI friction: letter selection can be unreliable and submitting words is cumbersome (top-submit).
Occasional game-ending bugs (abrupt end or crash when fire tiles reach the top).
Unbalanced letter distribution with too many hard letters (X, Z, C, U) and too few common ones (RSTLNE).

Recent reviews

Needs more interaction Nake a word - nothing happens You win nothing happens - The game wins nothing happens - Word Wow is a great example

by Lj*****, 2025-08-16

I started playing this game today. I like it, but I have a few issues with it. First of all, when you have a really good tile like a blue tile and a burning tile comes down and you haven’t used it yet, it will immediately come down and cover the blue tile. In Bookworm, it would wait a few seconds before taking away the blue tile but in this game it doesn’t. Secondly, a lot of words I question if they are real words. And I don’t think abbreviations should be used, like DEC for December etc. and thirdly, there are just too many burning tiles that come down. There’s hardly ever a time when you just have a clear board with no burning tiles.