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Median complexity
1.42
0–5
Median rating
6.05
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.488
weight-controlled

Definition

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Players arrange cards, tiles, or other components that represent an individual letter or small group of letters to create words. Examples include Scrabble and Boggle.

Top games using this mechanism

By BGG bayes rating, top 50.

GameYearRatingWtTime
Paperback#74320146.812.045m
Letter Jam#99420196.662.045m
Hardback#131020186.502.190m
Bananagrams#214020066.221.315m
Scrabble#241519486.152.190m
Word on the Street#271220096.091.320m
Krazy Wordz: Nicht 100% jugendfrei#286220166.061.145m
Big Boggle#289419796.051.510m
Boggle#296419726.041.510m
Letter Tycoon#297320156.042.030m
Tapple#333120125.971.030m
Krazy Wordz#343120165.961.245m
Wordsy#358720175.931.420m
Quiddler#419819985.861.430m
Word Domination#424820175.851.945m
Unspeakable Words#490520075.791.330m
Spell Smashers#567420185.732.360m
What's My Word?#568319725.732.160m
BuyWord#627720045.701.845m
SHH#664020155.681.510m
Super Scrabble#737220045.652.160m
Unspeakable Words: Deluxe Edition#761320155.651.130m
Montage#764819735.642.560m
Super Big Boggle#769120125.641.360m
Scarabeo#791319635.642.090m
Upwords#804919825.631.790m
Double Bananagrams#822020095.631.115m
Mixmo#879020095.611.515m
Typo#880920045.611.430m
Word on the Street Junior#905420105.611.130m
Jarnac#941019775.602.240m
Prolix#960520105.601.730m
Snatch#988120015.591.745m
Bananagrams Party#1035320165.581.320m
Stinker#1051520155.581.315m
Murder of Crows#1069220125.581.320m
Bananagrams WildTiles#1125720145.571.015m
Probe#1127319645.571.560m
Bali#1133919545.571.830m
Movable Type#1147320165.571.840m
Pick Two!#1155119915.571.530m
C.O.G.#1167820175.572.3120m
Konexi#1230820105.561.330m
CLEVER#1272820145.551.015m
Dexikon#1291120155.552.045m
Duple#1318120125.551.320m
Qwords#1345620135.551.320m
Palabra#1354719905.552.030m
WordARound#1411020125.541.030m
Wordsearch#1417019885.542.245m

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