Of all the great Romantic poets, Wordsworth is probably our least favorite. Happily, WordsWorth the iPhone game fares far better in our estimation. It adds a few inventive twists to the standard word-hunting formula, and it's a solid buy at 99 cents.
WordsWorth presents you with a grid of hexagonal letter tiles that can be adjusted to various sizes. As in Wurdle, the idea is to build high-scoring words by dragging from one adjacent letter to another; as you drag, the game will tell you whether you've come up with an acceptable word, and, if so, how many points your word is worth.
WordsWorth's biggest strength lies in the special powerup tiles that filter onto the board during play. Some tiles give you a scoring boost. Others serve as "wild cards" that are equivalent to the blank letters on a Scrabble board. Finally, there are timed letters that will kill your game if you don't spell them away quickly enough. And if you ever get stuck, you can either shake your phone or touch Wordsworth's head (the weirdo dwells in the lower left-hand corner of the screen) to scramble the board a limited number of times.
The game certainly has its flaws. For one thing, the music is horribly irritating. For another, there's no online scoring, which also factors into the game's overall lack of urgency. Wurdle's games are fashioned into tight one-to-three minute contests that generate excitement; WordsWorth you just kind of play until you get bored.
But for 99 cents, we can't complain too much. WordsWorth has three different dictionaries and plenty of verbiage to churn out, and it'll satisfy word freaks looking to save some dough.
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for this great review. We admit the music is not to our very best; we are working on improving it. Online scoring is another thing we are considering getting into our future release.
Thanks again for helping us spread the word out!
Hi Anila!
I love the game thanks - think me and partner will have battle for control of iPhone with this
re - the music it's okay - just too repetitive and the only option to turn off sound means you lose in game sounds that you need - like warning you're running out of time
option to turn off music - but keeping in game sounds would be ideal option for me
maybe change the warning of time running out from a fog-horn to clock ticking or heat-beat sound - would be more subtle but equally effective
otherwise - cheers for a superb game - will recommend to lots
We have released the following major updates to WordsWorth:
- WordsWorth now comes with new sound files.
- You can now choose to play either in 'Timed' mode or 'Classic' mode.
- Number of levels has been increased to 30
Please let us know your feedback and suggestions
WordsWorth new version will now contain Global Leader Board. YOu can now compare your scores with your friends. The new update will be live on the store in a couple of days from now.
Another major update of WordsWorth just hit the App Store. The game now lets you choose between the old Classic theme and a brand new Glossy theme!
Choose the look you like and continue to enjoy WordsWorth! :)
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