Word War: Duel

The daily word puzzle you love — now a real head-to-head battle. Duel friends, join a team, climb the ranks. One word a day, six guesses. May the best mind win.

Love daily word puzzles like Wordle? Word War turns them into head-to-head battles with friends.

Guess the secret five-letter word in six tries. One shared word for everyone, every day. Then turn that daily solve into a head-to-head Word War against friends, teams, or the entire world.

THE DAILY WORD A fresh word drops every day at midnight. Six guesses, color-coded tiles, one shot to keep your streak alive. Solve it in three or fewer and earn the "genius" celebration.

WORD WARS — THE MAIN EVENT This is what makes Word War: Duel different. Your daily result feeds a live battle: • Duel a friend one-on-one • Team up and fight team-vs-team • Join the Universe War from day one and take on the global daily average — no friends needed to start A War is best-of-five Battles. Each Battle races to ten round wins. Every day's word is a new round. Momentum swings, comebacks happen, and every guess counts.

TEAMS Create or join a team and play together. Your team's daily score is the average of every member, so everyone pulls their weight. Climb the standings side by side.

STREAKS, RANKS & STATS Build a daily streak, earn ranks and trophies, and track your win rate, guess distribution, and history. Watch your streak flames grow.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • One shared daily word — 6 guesses, classic color feedback • Live head-to-head Word Wars: solo, multiplayer, and team-vs-team • Universe War so you're in the action from the very first day • Teams with averaged scores and standings • Training mode — practice extra words any time, outside the daily • Catch-up — play past words you missed • App-wide lo-fi soundtrack (seven gapless tracks), sound effects, toggle any time • Celebration animations — a living fire logo, tiered win moments, victory scenes, streak flames, rank-ups • Full war-card share images with battle progress and a guess heatmap • Emoji and preset avatars, or upload your own photo • Pester friends between rounds with a playful nudge • Optional reminders — daily word alerts, streak nudges, friend pokes (never required) • Invite friends to earn free premium time

No lives, no timers, no forced ads — just a great word puzzle and the friends you play it with.

Word War: Duel is optimized for iPhone. Sign in quickly and privately with Apple.

Love the game and want to support what's next? There's an optional subscription — but you never have to pay to play.

Grab today's word, start your streak, and challenge someone. The first War is always the hardest to walk away from.

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Word War Premium (optional auto-renewing subscription)

• Monthly plan: US$1.99 per month • Annual plan: US$9.99 per year • New subscribers to the monthly plan get the first month free. After the free month, the monthly plan renews at US$1.99 per month. The annual plan does not include a free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. • Prices are in U.S. dollars; pricing in other regions is shown in the App Store at the time of purchase.

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