# Words in Progress — One-of-a-kind word game joy! > Word puzzle game with single-player and multiplayer modes. (iPhone/iPad app by Gamious B.V..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/words-in-progress/id1021231678 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Gamious B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/539181337) - Category: Games, Word - Price: Free - Rating: 4.60/5 from 1,533 App Store ratings · 119 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.5 · 291 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 4 more - Released: 2024-02-01 - Data updated: 2026-08-25 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/words-in-progress/id1021231678/reviews.md ## What is Words in Progress? Word crafting puzzle joy that never wears off! Combine letters to create words. Survive as long as you can in Endless mode, or play against others in Multiplayer! Words in Progress offers: - A unique new word game - Single player endless mode - Multiplayer asynchronous mode - Long and steady learning curve - Clean, cozy and crisp design - Fun for all ages - Multi-language support A game of Words in Progress starts with seven letters vertically aligned on the screen. It’s up you to combine these letters into words. When a letter is removed from its position and attached to letters in another row, the empty spot is filled with a new letter from your pile. When you submit a word, the same thing happens. Words in Progress has a few game modes: single player Endless mode, Practice mode, and Multiplayer mode. In single player Endless Mode, you try to stay in the game as long as possible. To prevent your letter pile from emptying and going game over, you will need to complete different word-length challenges. In Multiplayer mode, you and your opponent both have 40 letters to start with. Will you add new letters to words that are still in progress to try and create a long word, and risk ending up with an incomplete and invalid word? Or will you succeed, and reap the high reward for long words? Playing it safe by ‘cashing in’ shorter but valid words is another strategy to consider, but you'll have to play smart to defeat your opponent! ## Key features - Unique word game mechanics - Single player endless mode - Asynchronous multiplayer mode - Long and steady learning curve - Clean, cozy, and crisp design - Multi-language support ## What do users think of Words in Progress? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Great game - 🧠 Good brain exercise - ⚡ Addictive gameplay - 🎨 Interesting concept - 🆕 Clever and new **Cons** - 🐛 Faulty and unreliable - 🤔 Poor dictionary and word acceptance - 🤯 Frustrating when words are rejected - 🤦‍♂️ Clumsy and unintuitive controls - 🔥 Overheats device **Commonly reported bugs** - Authentication errors - Challenges not working properly - Scores not showing up - Screentime limit error - Blank tiles not working as expected **Most requested features** - Add undo/shuffle button - Improve dictionary and word acceptance - Provide word lookup/submission feature - Add difficulty settings and game modes - Improve UI and controls ## Recent user reviews (10 of 119) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/words-in-progress/id1021231678/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Dictionary is lacking *2026-08-06, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* The game is very fun, but the fun often comes crashing down when met with the poor dictionary used, along with its censoring of various words. The game starts to become less about making a word and more about anticipating whether the word will be accepted. A built in method of submitting words for review and possible addition would help. Yesterday, the game refused the word “bondage” which appears over 30 times in the King James Bible. But apparently that’s too sexual for the developers. ### 5/5 — Fonts suggestion *2026-07-23, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* I am obsessed… trying to get used to playing looking up and down vs letters being horizontal… but besides that… I’ve confused the I (i) with the l ( see even here !!! ) and messed up so many words!!! Please add other font choices! ### 1/5 — The Real Opponent *2026-05-16, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* It becomes obvious that you will not receive the letters you desperately need in order to complete a high-scoring word, because your real opponent is the programming that punishes you for creating a high scoring multi-letter word before you are required to do so. For example, if you simply need a “g” to complete “repeating”, you will receive multiple “I”s but no “g”. That’s fine, and it becomes the strategy to not reveal your intentions too early, but it’s just not my cup of meat. ### 4/5 — Umverkelbravo *2026-05-10, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* Need 2 practice ### 5/5 — Great Time Sink *2026-04-29, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* And to think, my vocabulary increases proportional to my frustration. ### 4/5 — 🫤 *2025-12-20, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* It’s fun and what I payed for (not really, it’s free) but gets boring. Wish it had more to it. ### 1/5 — Settings? How turn off sound? *2025-12-10, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* Settings? Where are the settings? The sounds are annoying, and I could not find a way to turn off the sound with this app. Also game seems very boring, ### 1/5 — Really hard *2025-11-03, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* 1/5 ### 5/5 — Fun unique game *2025-11-02, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* Fun unique game for those who enjoy word games. ### 1/5 — Carrect me if I’m wrong here. *2025-10-07, version 2022.1.5 (1.5.0)* Word games dealing with the English language should be accurate and carrect. If they aren’t then what’s the point? ## Frequently asked questions about Words in Progress ### What is Words in Progress? Words in Progress is a unique word-crafting puzzle game where you combine letters to create words. It offers both single-player and multiplayer modes, designed for fun and a steady learning experience. ### How do you play Words in Progress? The game starts with seven letters vertically aligned. You combine these letters into words. When a letter is removed or a word is submitted, new letters fill the empty spots. The goal is to create words to survive or outscore opponents. ### What are the game modes available? The app features a single-player Endless mode where you try to last as long as possible by completing word challenges. There is also a Practice mode and a Multiplayer mode where you compete against another player. ### Is Words in Progress free to play? Yes, the application is free to download and play. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements, offering an uninterrupted gaming experience. ### What kind of challenges does the Endless mode offer? In Endless mode, you must complete different word-length challenges to prevent your letter pile from emptying. Successfully completing these challenges allows you to continue playing for as long as possible. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2022.1.5 (1.5.0) — 2024-12-17 New Features ● We’ve got a shiny new icon! We hope it better reflects what our players would expect from a word game. ● We’ve also given the default theme a refresh: now it’s got that classic, tiled word game vibe. ● For all the fans of the old-school Words in Progress default theme, don’t worry! We’ve added it back as the 'Classic Red' theme. Enjoy! Wordlist Changes ● All words requested by players have been reviewed and, if found to be suitable for all ages and valid, added to our word lists. Thank you to everyone who gave us feedback! Quality of Life Improvements ● Added a highlight state to the drop box for keyboard and controller interaction for specific drop box states. This way the player has a better indication of where their interaction is in those states. Bug Fixes ● Fixed an edge case bug where the drop box could get ‘stuck’ in a highlighted state when combining mouse with touch and keyboard or controller interaction methods. ● Fixed an issue with theme bars not coloring properly when changing the game language in the theme overlay. ### 2022.1.4 — 2024-10-30 New Features ● In Game Function Menu: we’ve added a new 'In-Game Function Menu' to the gameplay view! This menu includes extra features such as our new 'Word Lookup' and 'Shuffle,' making your gameplay experience even better. ● Word Lookup: a new 'Word Lookup' function has been added to the in-game function menu! This feature allows players to check and validate words before using them in the game. ● Shuffle Mode: a new ‘Shuffle' function has been added to the in-game function menu! This feature allows players to shuffle their tiles in an active game. ● Haptics: You can now toggle haptics in the Settings and experience the game with some playful vibrations during your word creation. Note that haptics are only available for iOS. ● Keep track of what's new: a new information feature is added to the Support Overlay. This allows you to quickly view the latest updates, as well as previous ones. ● Improved APN Integration: we’ve added a new event: the 24h versus game timeout warning as well as new badge integration. ● New Language Support: the game now has full game translations for Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. UI ● Removed the desync iCloud-warning from tvOS builds. ● Themes within the ThemeOverlay now show a preview of their in-game look-and-feel ● Tweaked the cup icon for the challenge bars in the Multiplayer ‘finished’ tab: ○ Added a new ‘draw’ cup icon when a game resulted in a draw / tie ○ Removed the cup icon when a game is canceled ● Added AM/PM support for Arabic and US English ClientLanguages ● Added an additional explanation pop-up before requesting access to the players’ Game Center Friends ● Tweaked the localisation for the last (15 tile) challenge of Endless Mode. Optimisation ● A version-check is now implemented that allows us to improve and future proof our client-server communications. ● Result Tiles are now batched and pooled, which should greatly increase the performance of the Endless Pause screen as well as the end Result, Running and Highscore Overviews of large Endless games Wordlist Changes ● All words requested by players have been reviewed and, if found to be safe and valid, added to their wordlists. Thank you to everyone who requested a change! ● We've expanded our German wordlist once again through user input as well as by adding a new data set. We hope that our German players can now enjoy the game even more. ● Because we have added many new German words in this new update, we've had to tweak the letter values in some cases when playing levels in German from now on (because some letters occur more than others now in German). This is most likely a one-time change, and languages other than German will not be affected.   Bug Fixes ● Fixed a bug where the in DropBox would retain its color when pressing pause or when the game loses focus ● Fixed a bug where the Endless music wouldn’t go back to the previous range when new tiles would spawn in ● Fixed a bug where the audio was able to trigger twice on game start ● Fixed a bug where UK English wouldn’t show timestamps in Endless and SaveData ● Fixed a bug where the Endless high score tiles would not spawn when switching resolutions ● Fixed a small navigation bug with the Refresh button in the Account screen ● Fixed multiple minor navigation bugs where Controller / Keyboard could conflict with Mouse / Touch input ● Fixed multiple minor navigation bugs where Controller / Keyboard navigation could lock in some edge cases ● Fixed the ‘jitter’ pre-merge bug where we would always pre-merge on the right side before pre-merging on the left side on Controller / Keyboard navigation (if left side merge is active during game) ● Fixed various minor UI-related bugs ● Fixed server side bug that would hide Timed Out games from the client ### 2022.1.3 (1.3.4) — 2024-03-22 New Features ● Merge Confirmation: this new setting lets you toggle a ‘safety’ mode, where merges will require an additional input from the player before a merge is final. ● Streamlined Info: the ‘Game Language’ button on the main menu has been replaced with a new ‘Information and Rules’ button: all the relevant information and support regarding Words in Progress in a single place! Endless ● We’ve fixed an issue where exceptionally long games would break our Endless mode in English, Spanish or Portuguese. ● We’ve fixed an issue where large amounts of words created (400+) in Endless mode would break the rendering of the Endless screen/mode. ● Endless leaderboard cap increased from 5,000 to 20,000. Optimisation ● The tutorial got an overhaul with some additional information both in the tutorial itself and on the pause and end screens. ● We’ve adjusted the ‘i’ letter within our font, so the ‘i’ and ‘l’ are now more distinguishable from one another. UI ● An ‘are you sure’ prompt will now be displayed when quitting the game on macOS. ● All GameCenter Access Points are now navigable using controller or keyboard input. ● We overhauled the Friends overlay and the Random Game overlay. ● All scrollbars have been redesigned to be less intrusive. ● Increased the font size in the tutorial, so all tutorial text is more readable. ● The Daily screen now shows the time until the next daily challenge when you’ve finished your current daily challenge. ● Some in-menu texts have been revised so that they are more descriptive. ● Some icons have received a redesign. Wordlist Changes ● The German game language now converts umlauts: ‘ä’ is converted into ‘ae’ (mädchen > maedchen), ‘ö’ is converted into ‘oe’ (schön > schoen), ‘ü’ is converted into ‘ue’ (glücklich > gluecklich) ● Words requested by players have been reviewed and, if found to be safe and valid, added to their respective wordlists. Bug Fixes ● Fixed a problematic bug that would cause an infinite reboot loop. ● Fixed a bug where tiles wouldn’t scale properly when merging with a tile that was animating in. ● Fixed a bug where frame-perfect input would displace tiles during gameplay. ● Fixed a bug where simultaneous controller/keyboard and touch input would interfere with a draggable tile. ● Fixed a server bug where a game would sometimes be deleted when being cancelled. ● Fixed a server bug where the wrong response code would sometimes be returned when a game was cancelled. ● Fixed a mouse-based input delay issue on macOS. ### 2022.1.2 (1.2.0) — 2024-02-09 Updated word list ### 2022.1.1 (1.1.0) — 2024-02-01 Version for release ## Apps similar to Words in Progress | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [wurdweb](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wurdweb/id1507350222) | 4.9 (4,862) | Free | Games | | [Boggle: Arcade Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boggle-arcade-edition/id6453020941) | 4.6 (2,059) | Free | Games | | [Wheel of Fortune Daily](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wheel-of-fortune-daily/id6469643458) | 4.6 (8,460) | Free | Games | | [Crossword Jam+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-jam-plus/id6448909510) | 4.8 (17,524) | Free | Games | | [Disney SpellStruck](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/disney-spellstruck/id1616724721) | 4.7 (11,658) | Free | Games | | [Crossword Explorer+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-explorer-plus/id1551764376) | 4.9 (2,320) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Gamious B.V. - [Lines the Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lines-the-game/id904207373) - [iO - A Physics Platformer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/io-a-physics-platformer/id960831187) - [Turmoil+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/turmoil-plus/id6446276883) All apps by Gamious B.V.: https://appshunter.io/developer/539181337 ## Related topics [bouquet of words 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bouquet-of-words-2) · [apple arcade games word](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/apple-arcade-games-word) · [pressed for words](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pressed-for-words) · [find words georgian](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/find-words-georgian) · [osmo words explorers](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/osmo-words-explorers) · [secret fry words](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/secret-fry-words) · [lipi epics](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lipi-epics) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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