Word search in a single Scrabble tile rack

There’s a certain magic with word games. They can look quite intimidating at first, but any word game, once you get started on it, just ends up absorbing you. A lot of word games, especially Wordle clones nowadays, have that strong appeal to a lot of people simply because they are easy to understand and play.

Jumblie is another addition to the daily word game universe, and it has its own unique trait that makes it stand out from the rest of the others. There’s a theme, four exact words to find in a long jumble of words. That’s it, and off you go!

And we had a recent podcast with Jumblie’s creator! If you’re interested in learning more about her game and her funny and entertaining origin story, check it out when you have time!

Five game insights we think will pique your interest!

With all these word games coming out now, do you ever wonder what the very first word “game” was? Surprisingly, there’s a general consensus on what it was—it stemmed from something similar to a meme; the Sator Square. These types of riddles and games have quite a history behind them, as you’ll know here.

Stuck on a long trip with your friends or family and have nothing else to do aside from looking at your phones? Strike up a discussion with a surprising word game of “Would you rather?” There are apps like this one, but this game works very well even without anything else. Just your mouths, words and imagination. We highly recommend trying out extremely ridiculous scenarios like “Would you rather have Stuart Little or Mickey Mouse as your dad?

Do you feel you’ve had enough of English word games and want to learn a different language and try out their words? We got you. Noun Town is a game where you play and learn about foreign vocabulary at the same time!

Want to play a more modern take on word-based games with your friends? Then the famous Jackbox Party Pack is the perfect game for you. These games are especially good for online team-building activities, or if your friends are currently living or working too far away but still want to have fun.

Everyone’s got a fond memory of a word game. You might not even realize that that particular memory was even a word game at all! Remember, word games aren’t just letter scrambling or word hunting—anything could be a word game as long as it’s dealing with a language and a certain ruleset.

We know everyone likes winning, especially with word games with friends and family. For today, we’d like to share a funny quote from Craig Brown, British critic, satirist and journalist:

“Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor.”

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-The Hey, Good Game Team