Words with Friends is an online version of Scrabble.You will pick up Words with Friends very quickly if you know how to play the classic word search game.There are a variety of tips and strategies you can use to maximize the number of points you score in Scrabble.
Step 1: If you want to play on your phone, download the app.
Go to the App Store if your phone is an Apple device, or the Play store if it is a Microsoft device.Click the "Get" button if you want to download the app to your phone.Click on the Words with Friends icon to open the app on your phone.
Step 2: If you want to play Words with Friends on the computer, you should use Facebook.
You can find the menu to the left of your feed in the App Center if you log into your Facebook account.You can find the app on the left sidebar.Once you've downloaded the app, click "play game" to start a new game.
Step 3: To start a new game, tap the "+" icon in the top right corner.
If you start a new game, you can choose to play it with a Facebook friend, a random user, or the person sitting next to you.The game is only accessible from your phone if you go with the last option.You can play against a computer opponent if you download Words with Friends 2.Words with Friends will suggest friends for you to play with, but you can start a game with anyone.
Step 4: To play letter tiles, click and drag them to the board.
You can put your letters on the board in either vertically or horizontally.You are not allowed to play any of the following types of words.With the exception of the first word, every word must be placed so that at least 1 letter tile is shared with a word that has already been placed on the board.If a word creates an illegal word using neighboring letters, you cannot play it.If the "T" tile is placed next to another tile, you can't play the word "cat" since it's not a legal word.The number in the top right corner of the letter tile is what you earn when you play a letter.When you play a word, you earn the total of the letters you played.
Step 5: To start the game, play a word with at least one letter on the middle tile.
Whoever plays the first word in a round of Words with Friends has to put at least 1 of the letters in that word on the star tile.It can be any letter in the word, and it doesn't have to start from the star tile.You can put either the "C," "A," or "T" tile on the star if you say "CAT."
Step 6: When it is your turn, build new words from the letters on the board.
Your opponent will place a word on the board that connects to your word if you played the first word.Place a word down that connects to either the first word you played or the new word that your opponent played.New letter tiles will be given to you before you start your turn.
Step 7: Between the 2 of you, go back and forth until the game is over.
A game of Words with Friends ends when one player has played all of their letter tiles and there are no new tiles to be given.The player with the highest score wins.If either player has leftover tiles at the end of the game, that player will lose points equal to the value of those tiles.
Step 8: Place your letters in ways that make it difficult for your opponent to score.
Winning at Words with Friends involves more than just scoring points for yourself, but also playing defense and preventing your opponent from scoring.Try to position the tiles so that your opponent doesn't have access to the lucrative colored tiles on the board when you play your letters.Don't play words next to double- or triple-word tiles.Although this may mean you have to play a word for a lower score somewhere else, it also prevents your opponent from playing these high-value tiles.
Step 9: Pick two words that you can play across other words.
If you only play in 2- or 4-tile squares, you can rack up points by playing 2-letter words.This will make it harder for your opponent to play off of your words.There are some examples of 2-letter words you can play.
Step 10: You can play your letters on the squares.
You can earn more points by placing your letters on the colored tiles.Double or triple points can be earned for the letter that is played on that tile, or the entire word that you played.Double- and triple-word squares are the most valuable colored tiles on the board.A double- or triple-letter tile is a good way to rack up extra points if you have a high value letter tile.
Step 11: Try to play all your letters at the same time.
You can get all the points in your 7 letters with this game.Play a lot of Words with Friends until you get better at spotting Bingo opportunities, or memorize some common 7-letter words.
Step 12: You can get more points by playing your letters along with the words on the board.
If you have the letters to spell "POWER" and the word "AROSE" on the board, don't play your letters vertically to use the "R"It only works if you can spell legal 2-letter words with the letters that you play.