Word Scores

Word Scores is a word game where letter blocks fall onto a board. Form words before the board fills up and try to beat your high score.

Form words

Words must be 4 to 15 letters long and can run horizontally or vertically. The game accepts about 70,000 words, including many proper nouns and names. Every game starts with the blocks W, O, R and D. The board begins four columns wide; forming a word that spans every column makes it one column wider. As it grows, two or three blocks are more likely to spawn at once instead of a single block.

Score points

Less common letters are worth more points. Words longer than four letters earn a bonus that increases with word length, while cascades—new words formed after cleared blocks fall—also add a bonus. Words spanning the full width of the board earn a bonus that grows with board size. A single letter that forms valid words both vertically and horizontally earns a bonus based on its rarity.

Bonus blocks

• Wildcard: tries letters from highest to lowest point value to form a valid word when it lands. If none works, it chooses a letter at random.
• Clear Column: removes every block in the column where it lands and awards points for the letters cleared.
• Clear Row: removes every block in the row where it lands and awards points for the letters cleared.
• Clear Spaces: removes all space blocks from the board.
• Clear Grid: removes every block on the board and awards points for all letters cleared.