Wordly is a simple, but addictive word game, inspired by Wordsmith on the TiVo® Series 3. This page describes the version for the iPhone and iPod Touch. There is also a version for computers running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Wordly was formerly called Word Up!, but I changed the name due to the request of the trademark holder: Word Up Game from Skunk Studios. Then it was called Word Nerd, but I changed that name too due to the request of the trademark holder: Word Nerd Language and Educational Services Ltd.
Click letter tiles in the first row of the board to form words. Words must at least three letters long and present in the built-in 178,691-word Tournament Word List.
You can use only the tiles in the first row of the board. Each time you use a tile, the tiles underneath it move up and the new top tile becomes available.
Click Apply to accept the currently formed word and add the word score to your total score. This button is only clickable when the formed word is valid.
Click Undo to remove the last tile added to the current word area and move it back to where it came from.
The game ends automatically when the program detects that there are no words remaining on the board. You may also end the game yourself if you are stumped by clicking Menu and then New Game
The score for a word is calculated as the total point values of the letters multiplied by the length of the word. The score for a game is simply the sum of the scores for each word formed.
When the game ends, if your score is in the top ten, then you will be prompted to enter your name for the top score list.
Click Menu and then Show Top Scores to see the top scores. From the Top Scores screen, you can view the game details for any of the top-scoring games. The game details include a list of all words played for that game; if you have an Internet connection, you can look up words using an online dictionary.
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Written by Marc Abramowitz
Inspired by Wordsmith on my TiVo® Series 3, written by Carl Haynes whom I thank for an entertaining game and a thumbs up to the idea of releasing this software. Note that I took only inspiration from Wordsmith; not code, so please direct questions, bug reports, and comments about the game to me rather than Carl.
The game uses tiles reminiscent of the tiles from SCRABBLE®, but is otherwise different and is in no way affiliated with that game or its trademark holders.
TiVo® is a registered trademark of TiVo Inc.
SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.