Best Mobile Word Games

If you love wordplay, we’ve got the year’s hottest picks that you’ll want to play today!

AlphaBear 2

This much-loved follow-up to the 2015 Alphabear offers more than your average word/strategy game. With power-ups and boss fights, you’ll help your bears grow while word-building. Cultivate your bear collection and giggle at adorable cartoons using the words you build. Available on iOS and Android for free, with in-app purchases available.

Flow Fit

This word game is a mash-up of a crossword and a jigsaw puzzle! Choose your puzzle theme and fit puzzle pieces into the spread as you master this new and challenging game. With over 1,000 levels available, you’ll plenty of time to hone your linguistic skills. Available on iOS, Android and Amazon for free, with in-app purchases available.

Languinis

Languinis is a fun, fast-paced game that’s a word-gem drop mash-up! The Phoenix God summoned Languinis to name everything in the world, but the Languinis grew tired, to the Phoenix God’s chargrin. The angry Phoenix God locked the Languinis away. You, The Spell Master, will use your vocabulary to free the Languinis from captivity! This game boasts over 1,000 levels for endless wordplay. Available on iOS and Android for free, with in-app purchases available.

SubWords

This trivia-word game splits words into syllables and challenges you to piece them back together as fast as possible. Each level has a specific theme, but if you don’t know the topic you’ll need to use the lightbulb for some hints! 45 standard levels and 20 levels just for kids, this game is packed with challenge and fun. Play classic mode or timed for an extra challenge, or switch up the language option for even more fun! Available on iOS for free, with in-app purchases available.

Word Mess

This beautifully designed game offers four modes, Find, Rhyme, Categories and Bonus to challenge your visual scanning, vocabulary and processing skills! Available on iOS for $2.99