SAN FRANCISCO – Last summer, Kyla Smith spelled S-E-X-Y in "Words With Friends," an online Scrabble-like app on her phone. It won her more than just 13 points -- it won her love. Eventually her ...

One strategy for dominating your opponents in Zynga's Words with Friends is to memorize all the strange two-letter words that the ubiquitous Scrabble game somehow accepts. This includes many words you ...

Iconic mobile title transforms into an all-in-one-destination for word lovers with the introduction of four new solo puzzle games Since 2009, Words With Friends has captivated and challenged millions ...

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The popular Scrabble-like game is the first that Zynga has ported from a mobile platform to the world's largest social network. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered ...

Courtney DaCosta and Thomas Pistocco faced off on 'Words with Friends' in 2017 — and got engaged seven years later ...

One of the categories of apps the iPad is uniquely suited for is board games. With its generous screen and responsive touch controls, board games on the iPad are just as much fun as the real thing.

In 2009 developer Zynga debuted Words With Friends, a Scrabble-like game on the iOS App Store that quickly became one of the most popular and well-known apps associated with iPhone gaming. Today, ...

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. For Zynga, the solution ...

Hit mobile game "Words With Friends" is about to get a whole lot more ... er ... friendlier. Zynga, the game's publisher, has just announced that it is bringing the ...

Zynga is launching its mobile crossword game "Words With Friends" on Facebook. Zynga acquired Newtoy, the creator of Words With Friends, in 2010 for $44.3 million in cash and $8.9 million in stock, ...