Players take turns jumbling a four-by-four grid of letter cubes, and all players try to form as many words as they can from letters displayed on adjacent cubes. Players take turns crafting fake definition for obscure words in the hope that others will select the false meaning from a set of possible definitions. Players take turns judging which noun selected by a player from a hand of cards, each labeled with a noun, best matches - on criteria such as funniest, most appropriate, or least appropriate - an adjective printed on another card. Most games listed have children’s versions, and many are available in both analog and digital form. Here is a roster of some of the most entertaining games, from traditional contests like Password to innovative variations like Upwords. (I play Scrabble once a week - a relatively low frequency that may indicate only a mild addiction.) As the name of an old Reader’s Digest feature suggests, they enrich your word power, but they’re also fun. Writers and editors are among the most dedicated (read: obsessive) fans of word games.
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