# Classic Words With Friends

> Multiplayer Crossword Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id321916506](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id321916506)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id321916506`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zynga Inc.
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (85,143 ratings)
- **Version:** 59.01.01
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2009-07-19
- **Size:** 382 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/classic-words-with-friends/id321916506)
- **Website:** [https://www.zynga.com/](https://www.zynga.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.zynga.com/privacy/policy](https://www.zynga.com/privacy/policy)

## Description

Classic Words With Friends is a free multiplayer crossword game. Play with friends or random opponents, track your progress, and keep your mind sharp by choosing the perfect word on each move. An in-game chat helps you connect while you play.

Explore Solo Challenge to train your vocabulary, take on Weekly Challenges, and view unlockable stats as you improve. The game is online-only with optional in-app purchases and policies for Terms of Service and privacy available in-app.

## Rankings

- #4,372 — Overall
- #30 — Blasts From the Past
- #48 — friend
- #82 — game

## Review summary

Players enjoy the core word game and social play, especially for building vocabulary, but reviews repeatedly flag intrusive ads after each move that are hard to close and sometimes open browsers. The ad-free option is viewed as overpriced, and several technical/UI issues (lag, sync failures, ads obscuring the scoreboard) worsen the experience. Some users dislike changes like the chat feature and new-player prompts, and there are occasional concerns about word validity. Overall, ads dominate the user experience despite strong game fundamentals.

### Pros

- Engaging word game that’s fun to play with friends
- Educational value for English vocabulary
- Solid core gameplay and high overall quality compared to competitors
- Overall positive reception of the game itself despite ads
- Good social/interaction aspects for playing with others

### Cons

- Excessive, intrusive ads after every move that are hard to close or redirect to browsers
- Ad-free version is overpriced and prices are perceived to be rising
- Technical and UI issues like lag, sticking, and synchronization failures; ads can cover the scoreboard or disrupt gameplay
- Unfavorable changes such as the chat feature and new-player prompts that some users dislike
- Dictionaries/word-validation disputes and concerns about word accuracy

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id321916506)