Word games to play online with friends: free, no download
Word games are easy to learn and fun to share. Here are free ones that run in your browser. Host a room, send the code to your friends, and everyone plays the same words at the same time.
Guess the word
- Word Guess: guess the hidden word with colour clues.
- Balloon Words: a gentle letter-guessing game with balloons instead of a gallows.
Find the words
- Word Hunt: drag across letters to find hidden words in themed grids.
- Honey Words: spell words from seven letters that all use the gold centre letter. Find the seven-letter word for a golden bonus.
- Anagram Sprint: unscramble letters before the clock runs out.
Fast and social
- Word Chain: link words one after another.
- Tug of Words: two teams pull a rope by unscrambling words faster.
- Type Rush: type falling words to blast them.
- Word Whack: whack the words that belong to a category and spare the impostors.
Playing with friends
- Press Host a room on any game page.
- Share the six-letter code. Friends open the site and press Join.
- Everyone plays the same board. The podium shows who won.
On your own, each game has a Daily mode with the same puzzle for everyone. More: word games online and games to play with friends.
