# Have Words — Two-player word game of nerve

> Two-player word game of nerve (iPhone/iPad app by Matt Welch.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/have-words/id6790067839 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matt Welch](https://appshunter.io/developer/393171854)
- Category: Games, Casual, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-11-10
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Have Words?

Have Words is a two-player word game of trap and dodge.

Play a friend across the world, pass a phone across the table, or take on a bot.

Take turns adding letters to a growing word fragment. Finish a word, you lose the round. Every move must keep the fragment on a path to a real word, and a dubious opponent can challenge you to name one. It's a race toward a word you must never finish. Outmaneuver your opponent letter by letter until the only move they have left completes the word.

Rounds play for a tally that grows with every letter. Push it higher when you like your position, bail out when it turns on you. Losers pay, winners collect, and the match ends when one of you runs dry.

Ways to play:

Friends over Game Center, whenever you each get a moment
Pass and play on one device
Named bots with their own styles, fun to lose to

The entire game is free, now and forever: every rule, every mode, every bot. Choice Words is a one time purchase that lets you run several matches at once and opens all nine color schemes instead of one. No ads, no subscriptions, nothing else to sell you.

Go have words with somebody.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Choice Words | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Have Words safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Have Words.

## Is Have Words legit?

Have Words appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Have Words is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-12

Eleven Game Center achievements to chase. Plus small fixes and polish.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-10

No release notes.

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All apps by Matt Welch: https://appshunter.io/developer/393171854

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