A wide-open 25×25 board where every tile you place is a small act of strategy.
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How to play
Build words by placing letter tiles from your rack onto a large 25×25 grid. Each new word has to connect to tiles already on the board, and special squares scattered across the grid multiply letter or word values, so where you play matters as much as what you play. Score the most points by the end of the game to win.
Form words across or down; every play must link to existing tiles.
Land letters on premium squares to multiply your score, and chase long-word bonuses.
Play against the computer, share one device with friends, or face opponents online.
Optional specialty and profession word lists tilt the vocabulary toward different themes.
Controls
Desktop: click a tile in your rack and click a board square to place it; submit your word when the play is ready.
Phone & tablet: fully touch-friendly, tap to pick up and place tiles and to confirm your turn.
Game modes
Versus computer: choose opponent difficulty from easy through normal, hard and grandmaster.
Pass-and-play: take turns on a single device with friends or family.
Online: connect with other players for a live match (supports two to four seats).
Tips & strategy
Hold high-value letters until a multiplier square is in reach instead of dumping them early.
Open new lines that branch off existing words so you have somewhere to build next turn.
Block premium squares from opponents when you can't use them yourself.
On the big board, plan two moves ahead, space is plentiful, but tempo wins.
Board squares
Premium squares scattered across the grid multiply your score, land letters on them to make a play pay off:
Gray: normal square (no bonus).
Cyan: Double Letter Score (DLS), doubles that letter's value.
Blue: Triple Letter Score (TLS), triples that letter's value.
Pink: Double Word Score (DWS), doubles the whole word.
Red: Triple Word Score (TWS), triples the whole word.
Purple star: the starting square (also a Double Word Score).
About WordChess
WordChess is an original tile-laying word strategy game built in-house. It reimagines crossword-style word building on an extra-large grid with smart AI opponents, pass-and-play, and online matches, free to play in your browser.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
Q is worth ten points and E is worth one. That single fact hides a small theory of language, an argument about information, and a reason the game's tile bag looks different in Spanish than in English.