Newsletter 104

It’s no secret that word games have become immensely popular for both casual and hardcore gamers, especially after the daily word game boom during the tail-end of the pandemic. Here are the current top five word games of 2025 by statistics:

1. Wordle®/ The NYT Games platform

2. Word Search by Blackout Lab

3. Words of Wonders by Fugo

4. Zen Word by Oakever

5. Wordscapes by PeopleFun

You can learn more about their statistics and the reasons behind their popularity in this article.

5 brainy game insights you’ll love!

(Games, links, and resources we've bookmarked for you.)

“So much of what algorithms on social media want is perfectly suited to daily games," says Samuel Johnston of Bleppo, the duo behind Word Salad.

Monetization is an important aspect of keeping a good daily word game alive, but what separates healthy income from predatory profiteering? Are ads bad to have in a daily game?

ThirIt’s not surprising to know that Wordle is still reigning as the current king of daily word games–it’s a well-deserved seat! However, what is surprising to learn is that Hey, Good Game actually tried to buy Wordle before!

We know you like a good word game, but sometimes, it’s good to shake things up with a well-loved, classic number game like 2048 (yes, this is the real one from the original creator). And yes, it’s already a “classic”; 2014 was a decade ago.

Yes, we know that look, and we completely understand, friend.

Thanks for answering last week’s poll! There’s a split between players wanting to have a moderately challenging and a reasonably hard game to play, and we’ll keep this in mind for our future content and games!

Though from the split in votes, it got us wondering:

Well done on making it through work! Reward yourself with a good snack and a relaxing gaming session. Or if you’re not feeling like playing, then just get comfy and listen to our new podcast episode while you de-stress yourself!

That’s all for this week. See you next Friday!

The Hey, Good Game Team