Wordy Bunch: Live Word Battle

8-player LIVE word battles you can play in seconds. Drag across the grid, find words fast, or challenge a friend straight from Messages. Climb ELO and compete on region-specific leaderboards.

WORD BATTLES, NOT WAITING • Real-time multiplayer for up to 8 players • Choose your pace — 60, 90, 120, or 180-second rounds • Drag-to-spell controls built for speed • Invite friends into your room and pull them into the next round • Share a room link in any chat and friends drop straight into your lobby • Send Quick Chat reactions to the room between rounds • Live Activities + Dynamic Island keep the score on your Lock Screen as the round unfolds • Spectating instead of playing? Play along on your own board, just for the fun of it

CHALLENGE FRIENDS IN MESSAGES • Start a word battle without leaving your iMessage chat • Send a challenge, play your round, settle it right there • Or rally a whole group chat into one shared duel • Quick rivalries and daily bragging rights, one tap away

JOIN A LEAGUE • Create or join a league and compete over a full season • Win your rounds to earn promotion, slip up and risk relegation • Follow the league table and past results for every member • Built for friend groups, clubs, and workplaces

BUILT FOR iPAD • A two-pane landscape layout made for the bigger screen • Board on the left, your live word list on the right — nothing hidden • More room to scan, spell, and track every round

DAILY CHALLENGE • One fresh board per day, seeded for your region • Same grid for everyone in the UK and the US — pure skill, no luck • Build a streak and chase the daily leaderboard

ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • A glanceable widget keeps your Daily Challenge streak in sight • Learn a fresh Word of the Day without opening the app

PRACTICE MODE • Warm up against the clock with no pressure • Sharpen your speed before you queue ranked

CAMPAIGN • 156 hand-built levels across three themed worlds • Pre-baked boards — same challenge for every player • Climb the difficulty curve and track your chapter progress

ON-DEVICE WORD COACH • On supported iPhones, a private Word Coach is powered by Apple Intelligence • After a round, see a few strong words you missed and learn to spot them faster • It runs entirely on your device, so nothing is sent to a server

A DICTIONARY BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Over 170,000 accepted words • Both UK and US spellings welcome — colour or color, both score • Region only changes your leaderboard, never your dictionary

ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN • VoiceOver support with a speakable board and spoken feedback • Tap-to-select mode if you would rather not drag • Larger Text support and high-contrast themes that meet WCAG contrast • Reduce Motion respected across the app

FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads — ever • Anonymous play — no account, no email, no social sign-in • Cosmetic-only Founder Pack — premium themes and tile sets, never pay-to-win • Your rank reflects your vocabulary and your speed, not your spend

READY TO JOIN THE BUNCH? Start a round. Find your first streak. See how high you can climb.