Mobilewalla: Word games that keep you guessing
The top word games challenge the mind, and many encourage you to challenge your friends to a battle of wits.
Apple apps
Red Herring (Free)* — Red Herring is a combination word game and category game: Do you know which words belong in a category and which don’t? (Score: 99/100)
WordBrain (Free)* — WordBrain is a mashup of word-creation, word-finding and match games. Find all the appropriate words on each of 580 levels in order to clear them. (96/100)
Alphabear: Word Puzzle Game (Free)* — In Alphabear, cute bears are your reward for spelling words with letters in certain areas of the board. The bears also are power-ups. (95/100)
Capitals — Free Word Battle (Free) — Capitals is an interesting world-building game. Build your world, and defend your territory, with words. (94/100)
Four Letters (Free)* — In Four Letters, you are given just four letters, and you must quickly make a word before time runs out. Advance to another level with each success. (93/100)
Android apps
Words With Friends Classic (Free)* — This crossword-based word puzzle is designed for you to play seamlessly with friends, family or random players worldwide. (Score: 87/100)
4 Pics 1 Word (Free)* — In this game, players are shown four picture clues and have to use those clues to guess the words they represent. (83/100)
Scrabble (Free)* — If you like beating your friends or family at Scrabble in person, you can keep the competition going anytime with this turn-by-turn virtual version. (82/100)
Ruzzle Free (Free)* — In Ruzzle, you make words as fast as you can from a provided selection of letters, seeking the highest score in the fastest possible time. (80/100)
Wheel of Fortune ($2.99)* — This at-home or on-the-go version of the TV word-game classic allows you to play on your own or against friends and family. (79/100)
*Available on Apple and Android.
Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.
This story was originally published January 29, 2016 at 11:44 AM with the headline "Mobilewalla: Word games that keep you guessing."