Word games

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Word games are games that revolve about testing language skills.

List of Word games[edit]

This is a list of free/libre word games:



Game Screenshot Last Release Genres Description
Crosswords Crosswords.png 2022-08-11 Board game, Word game
Crosswords
Crosswords.png
Crosswords
GenresBoard game, Word game
Latest release4.4.190  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 11th, 2022
PlatformAndroid
DeveloperEric House
Code licenseGPL [1]
Media licenseGPL [1]
P. languageJava
Homepagehttp://xwords.sourceforge.net/android.php
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Crosswords is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Crosswords is an Android game that is based on the rules of Scrabble. Older versions are available for PalmOS and PocketPC. There is a single player mode where the player is against one or more computer opponents. Multiple player mode is available through Bluetooth or over the internet through a central server.

In addition to the default word list, additional word lists can be downloaded from online within the application. The default lists are BasEnglish2to8, CollegeEng_2to8 (the default for human players), and Top5000 (the default for computer players). A more comprehensive word list is OWL2_2to15.

Scrabble3D Scrabble3D.jpg 2015-03-01 Board game, Word game
Scrabble3D
Scrabble3D.jpg
Scrabble3D
GenresBoard game, Word game
Latest release3.1.3  (Announcement)
Release dateMarch 1st, 2015
PlatformWindows, GNU/Linux
DeveloperHeiko Tietze
Code licenseGPL [2]
Media licenseGPL [2]
P. languagePascal
Homepagehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/scrabble
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Scrabble3D is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Scrabble3D is computer version of the popular word puzzle board game. In addition to a 3D board, it supports the classic Scrabble and Superscrabble rules.

Scrabble games can be played online against other players or locally against the computer.

A physical version of the game on disc has been released by ADVPlans.

WebHangman WebHangman.png 2002-03-19 Hangman
WebHangman
WebHangman.png
GenreHangman
Release dateMarch 19, 2002
DeveloperJan Mulder
Code licenseGNU GPL 2+
Media licenseGNU GPL 2+
P. languageJavaScript
Homepagehttp://janmulder.com/scripts/hangman/
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WebHangman is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

WebHangman is a JavaScript game of hangman written by Jan Mulder in 2000-2002.

There is a version in Esperanto called Pendumito.

Someone criticized the game and its inclusion in the "lernu!" website, because it depicts death/murder.[3]

Comisat Games Collection Comisat-Games-Collection.png 2006-10-10 Snake, Hangman, Memory, Tetris, Board game
comisat Games Collection
Comisat-Games-Collection.png
GenresSnake, Hangman, Memory, Tetris, Board game
Latest release0.5.2  (Announcement)
Release dateOctober 10, 2006
DeveloperCarlo aka comisat
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPLv2
P. languageGambas
LibrariesQt, SDL, and the Gambas Runtime Environment.
Homepagehttps://comisat-games.sourceforge.net/en/index.html
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comisat Games Collection is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

comisat Games Collection is a collection of free software games written in Gambas. It is one of the first notable Gambas games, with exceptions being code examples such as recreations of Snake, Robotfindskitten, and other small efforts. The collection is available in English and Italian.

Pendumito Pendumito.png 2003-10-20 Hangman
Pendumito
Pendumito.png
GenreHangman
Release date2003-10-20
DevelopersJan Mulder, Klivo
Code licenseGNU GPL v2+
Media licenseGNU GPL v2+
P. languageJavaScript
Homepagehttp://krucenigmoj.tripod.com/pendumito.htm
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Pendumito is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Pendumito (Esperanto for "a hung person") is a version of the WebHangman modified by Klivo to support Esperanto.

Someone criticized the game and its inclusion in the "lernu!" website, because it depicts death/murder.[4]