# Mr Word — user reviews > 241 indexed App Store user reviews of Mr Word by Truncated Tales Limited, rated 3.80/5 from 62 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mr-word/id445415546/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mr-word/id445415546.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Mr Word? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Challenging and fun game - 🧠 Keeps the brain active - 🕰️ Good time-passer - 🎨 Nice graphics and design - 🤖 Amusing computer opponent **Cons** - 🔍 Limited dictionary - 🤖 Computer opponent uses questionable words - 🧮 Inconsistent scoring and point calculations - 🔢 Accepts proper nouns and abbreviations - 🔇 Voice/audio issues - 🌐 Requires internet connection for ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes or freezes during gameplay - Incorrect word rejections and point calculations - Ads interfering with gameplay - Inconsistent behavior between device versions **Most requested features** - Allow user-defined dictionaries - Add a high score/leaderboard feature - Implement a letter recall/undo button - Add a preview of word scores before submitting - Improve the rotation/orientation support - Provide an ad-free paid version ## Newest reviews (19 of 241) ### 2/5 — Cheats *2026-03-24, version 6.0* This is a challenging scrabble-like game, and I do like it uses very obscure words, but it’s wildly inconsistent with what’s an “allowed” word. Often adding -er or -ed to the end of a word on the board is “not allowed” where it would be in scrabble. The dictionaries used don’t match up with the word. The game played “suq” and when I looked it up it gave the entry for “souk” instead, with no note of a variant spelling. Between this and the wonky tile placement, where the tile you dropped lands all the way across the board instead, and the random zooming of the board, and you can only move tiles with the board zoomed all the way out, it was more headache than fun. ### 2/5 — Why is game accepting Proper Names? *2025-05-12, version 6.0* Please learn to spell. No such word as “learnt”. Also advise if it is acceptable to use proper nouns. What rules do you follow for this game? Scrabble does not use proper nouns, such as names. My game just used Jesse as an acceptable word. It is not! Why are you using British words like gaoler. This is not a word used for jailer in the USA. ### 4/5 — Instructions etc *2025-05-08, version 6.0* Where the settings button on the arm. How do you reset the scoreboard to nil? Where the tutorial button? ### 2/5 — Mr. Word *2025-03-19, version 6.0* Why is my app showing ads when I pay for ad free? ### 2/5 — Why is game accepting Proper Names? *2024-08-27* Please learn to spell. No such word as “learnt”. Also advise if it is acceptable to use proper nouns. What rules do you follow for this game? Scrabble does not use proper nouns, such as names. My game just used Jesse as an acceptable word. It is not! ### 3/5 — Use English correctly *2024-05-31* Please learn to spell. No such word as “learnt”. Also advise if it is acceptable to use proper nouns. What rules do you follow for this game? ### 3/5 — Needs improvement *2024-04-12, version 6.0* Been using this for a long time. Challenging game but two main issues: 1) the opponent (computer) knows your tiles and blocks your potential words. This is taking the joy away. Tiles should be hidden. 2) limited dictionary ### 3/5 — Design of Game Poor *2024-02-10, version 6.0* This game is badly designed The letter tiles the computer can play in a game are displayed at the to of the screen. In a normal word game you would never see the other players letter tiles. The display of the opponents letter tiles should be optional. There is also no option to display the count of the remaining letter tiles to be used in the game. ### 4/5 — Flashing “1” on the screen *2024-01-25, version 6.0* Like the game but would like to eliminate the flashing#1 on the screen. Reporting doesn’t work! ### 3/5 — Decent *2024-01-09, version 6.0* Was going good until the UK/US voice commentary was silenced. Bring the sarcastic comments back! ### 2/5 — No proper names or nouns *2023-05-20* Mr Word just submitted “Brazil” and it was accepted. Last I heard this was the name of a country. What gives? What rules are followed? ### 4/5 — Where is the Mr Word voiceover? *2022-11-04, version 6.0* Great game and I’m on it most days. Recently to dry witty Mr Word voiceover seems to have disappeared. It would be great to have that back! ### 3/5 — Your Rules are unclear *2022-09-24, version 6.0* What dictionary is being used? Since when are Proper names ok? Please use an American dictionary. Not a fun game anymore. ### 2/5 — Mr. Word *2021-03-21, version 5.7* Why is my app showing ads when I pay for ad free? ### 3/5 — Upgrading *2021-02-02, version 5.7* I enjoy playing this but it now needs some serious upgrading or revision. Far too many words are not allowed. I see the last time any work was carried out this app was two years ago. ### 4/5 — Good but could be better *2020-09-30, version 5.7* I really like this game, especially since the developers of Scrabble have messed about with it to the extent that I deleted it. One improvement to this game would be to show what the score would be for a particular turn, before submitting it. It's also not clear when your opponent has taken his/her turn. That's it ! Otherwise very enjoyable. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Un fair *2020-07-04, version 5.7* Both the medium and hard modes and when I am about to score higher points, The game computer gives me very bad choices ( lots of A,O,E,I,U) and accordingly forces me to quit the game ### 2/5 — Letter recall button *2020-05-24, version 5.7* A letter recall button would be so helpful and convenient. ### 2/5 — Adverts *2020-04-14, version 5.7* I’ve played this app as a time filler for a while & paid a very reasonable 99p for no adverts .. took the money & still have adverts .. good app but don’t pay anything... ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — New version is not welcome *2026-04-05, version 6.0* As a single player on line please return the steady version that does not swap ends .it would have been nice to be able to use any position on the screen. However This (two player *) swapping version is a pain in the neck and I certainly didn’t ask for it or would have down loaded it. Has ruined my mornings and occasional play time . ### 1/5 — Mr Word *2026-03-06, version 6.0* Not all points are added to my total. Downloaded Mr Word on my new MacBook. At least three times a game my points are not added to my total. This did not happen on my old MacBook. If not fixed I will be deleting Mr Word. I have to play way longer to win. Not a happy player. Still not adding up my points. Second day that I have to send this in. Still a one star game. Happening again. ### 1/5 — Sad *2024-09-14, version 6.0* Use to love this app but no longer talks and sadly impossible to play since they have updated it. Now I hate it so will have to find another instead ### 1/5 — Complain *2022-11-29* Not responding after updated the iphone to 16 ### 1/5 — BRUH *2022-09-01, version 6.0* Mr word always beat me apparently ex is 16 points and Xo is a word The game is doo doo water ### 1/5 — NY Gal *2021-02-19, version 5.7* Alittle crazy how the set up is I don’t want to see my partners letters or him see mine that’s stupid and disregards some words for no apparent reason and on the hard one gives the person crap letters come on be a sport set this game up better than this and You might make some Money on it I’m not paying for this too bad I used to love it yrs ago on my pc but this is a score o 1 in my book sry ### 1/5 — ADVERTS! *2020-09-04, version 5.7* Pay subscription but still plagued by ads?? ### 1/5 — Was good, but now it’s poor *2020-02-17, version 5.7* If you want a constant barrage of ads for infantile games, then you’ll be happy. All with click bait intros claiming they are hard. How hard is it to select a fake plant for a fake garden?! When you do get to play, perfectly good words aren’t in the English dictionary. Have used this for a while but am going to look elsewhere now. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2019-06-17* The computer takes all the best tiles with high points for itself and gives us tiles with the least points ### 1/5 — Unfair disadvantage! *2019-03-24, version 5.7* Playing the machine is a rort. It’s rigged. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mr word *2022-12-09, version 6.0* Was great until you open it and music plays and cant switch it off deleted app and re installed it and what a surprise music again so will delete it ### 5/5 — Seemingly endless ad of a YouTube video of a guy speaking in Chinese *2022-10-05, version 6.0* … and I’m no Chinese ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2020-09-18, version 5.7* Better than Scrabble, but would be improved if wrong letters were returnable at the click of a button, but would recommend to anyone. Also should be renamed Top Hat. I would like a German version, is this possible in the UK. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2019-12-04, version 5.7* Great for word lovers. ### 5/5 — Addictive *2018-12-30, version 5.7* Love this game but don’t like the change from underlining a letter or word which is wrong to the pop up telling it is wrong once the whole word has been put in. Why the change? ### 5/5 — Good game *2018-04-18, version 5.2* Good game various levels keeps my grey cells busy ### 5/5 — Brilliant. *2018-03-23, version 5.1* Slightly more intriguing than Scrabble as you can see opponent’s letters. Wish there was a tier between medium and hard as medium quite easy but hard uses words I doubt only specialist books would. ### 5/5 — Mr Word great *2018-01-30, version 5.1* I have been enjoying Mr Word for a long time. Play it every night. Y husband won’t play scrabble so wonderful to be able to play with the computer. ### 5/5 — Fun *2018-01-05* I wish the game would allow many other words which are correct and acceptable in scrabble. Having said that, the game is fun and enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Landscape mode *2017-12-07, version 5.1* Wonderful app Thos is my go to one and only app that I truely enjoy playing. Could it possibly be made into a landscape mode. Thanks for creating such an interesting app. Henry --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*