The word game you know — but with a twist. New, free on iOS and Android.
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ALT A screenshot of the Nerd Words Game invite screen on an iPhone, with the heading "Invite a Friend" above it. The screen shows a New Game panel with "Invite a Friend — send a link to play together" selected, and below it a large QR code with the words "Friend nearby? Ask them to scan this with their smartphone". Apple's sharing panel is open over the lower half, offering AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Gmail, Copy, New Quick Note, Save to Files and Search on Google. Underneath the phone, a caption reads "Sign in to share your QR code, or to send a link to your friend."
ALT A Nerd Words game board mid-game, with blue FRIEND played across and orange ENJOY running down from the E. The player's orange rack holds Z, O, S, A, L, B and C. The score is 30 to Tom's 64, and it's the player's turn.
ALT The Nerd Words stats screen, headed "New in v1.1.1 — Stats by Board Size". Tabs across the top let you switch between Compact, Classic and Superboard, and between Multiplayer and vs Bot. The Compact multiplayer stats show 44 games played, 36 won, 8 lost, an 81.8% win rate, 15,752 total points, 7 rack clears, no mega clears, and averages of 358 points and 16.5 words per game. Personal bests below show a best game score of 512, a best move of SYKES for 120 points, and a best win streak of 11 with a current streak of 2. A Share Stats button sits at the bottom.
ALT A Nerd Words game screen on a phone, showing an empty 15×15 Compact board with its multiplier squares, an orange rack and a blue rack of seven tiles each, and Play Word, Recall, Swap and More buttons. Three board sizes are listed beneath: Compact 15×15, 100 tiles with 30 orange and 70 blue, where everybody starts; Classic 19×19, 160 tiles with 80 orange and 80 blue, unlocked free by completing 10 Compact games; and Superboard 21×21, 200 tiles with 100 orange and 100 blue, great on tablets and requiring an upgrade.
ALT The Nerd Words in-game chat with a non-friend. Two messages have been sent: an orange "Nice word!" and a blue "Thank you!" A line above the keyboard area reads "Add Sam J as a friend to type your own messages", and below it sits a grid of pre-written quick messages including "Well played!", "You're good!", "Wow!" and "Good game!"
ALT A Nerd Words game board mid-game, with blue FRIEND played across and orange ENJOY running down from the E. The player's orange rack holds Z, O, S, A, L, B and C. The score is 30 to Tom's 64, and it's the player's turn.
ALT The Nerd Words Opponent Found screen, showing a player called Sarah_P with an average score of 842 matched against your average score of 823, with Decline and Accept buttons below. Three points underneath: matched by skill, not by luck; player skill levels built from average scores, high scores and obscure word use; and cheat tools matched with each other, not with you.
ALT A Nerd Words game board mid-game, with blue SOUND and orange DAISY played. The player's orange rack holds N, W, C, P, H, O and A. The score is 18 to Lisa-NY's 36, and it's the player's turn.
ALT A Nerd Words game board mid-game. Four words are played: BARN, BEING, GREAT and TAX, in a mix of orange and blue tiles. The player's blue rack holds H, S, A, E, Z, C and B. The score is 56 to Sarah P's 72, and it's the player's turn.