Once you’ve downloaded the app to your phone, simply click on the Words with Friends icon to open the app and play it.
Click “Play Game” to start a new game once you’ve downloaded the app.
If you download Words with Friends 2, you will also have the option of playing against a computer opponent. Words with Friends will suggest friends for you to play with, but you can start a game with anyone if you’d rather play a random opponent.
With the exception of the first word, every word that you play must be placed so that at least 1 letter tile is shared with a word that has already been placed on the board. Note that you can’t play a word if it will create an illegal word using neighboring letters. For instance, you can’t play the word “CAT” if the “T” tile is placed next to another “T” tile, since “TT” is not a legal word. When you play a letter, you earn a number of points equal to the number in the top right corner of the letter tile. Thus, when you play a word, you earn the sum total of all the letters you played to make that word.
For example, if your first word is “CAT,” you can place either the “C,” “A,” or “T” tile on the star.
Note that before you begin your turn, you will be given new letter tiles so that you have 7 on your rack.
Note that if either player has leftover tiles at the end of the game, that player will lose points equal to the sum of the value of those leftover tiles.
To do this, avoid playing words next to double- or triple-word tiles. Although this may mean you have to play a word for a lower score somewhere else, it also keeps your opponent from being able to play these high-value tiles.
Some examples of 2-letter words you might be able to play include “XI,” “EX,” and “PI. ”
Double- and triple-word squares are usually the most valuable colored tiles on the board. If you have a high-value letter tile, like “X” or “Z,” playing this tile on a double- or triple-letter tile is also a good way to rack up extra points.
When you play words along other words, you tend to get a lot more points. Note, however, that this only works if you’re able to spell legal 2-letter words with the letters that you play.
