Word Shampoo vs Wordsmithing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Shampoo
This app helps find anagrams and valid words from a set of letters, supporting up to 12 letters and blank tiles. It offers instant definitions and supports tournament word lists.
- Find anagrams and hook words
- Supports up to 12 letters
- Blank tile support
- Instant word definitions
- Tournament word lists (NWL, CSW)
- Show blank tile variations
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Wash away the confusion and untangle your Scrabble® tiles with Word Shampoo! Are you stuck with a rack full of vowels? Need to find that perfect high-scoring play? Word Shampoo is the cleanest, fastest way to find every possible word from your letters. Whether you are a casual player or a tournament pro, our lightning-fast search engine helps you scrub through the dictionary in milliseconds. Why Word Shampoo? * Deep Clean Search: Instantly find anagrams and hook words for racks up to 12 letters. * Blank Tile Support: Use up to two blank tiles to find the most creative "bingos." * Learn While You Play: Don’t just find words—understand them! Tap any word to see its official definition instantly. * Tournament Ready: Choose between the NASPA Word List (NWL) and Collins Scrabble Words (CSW) to match your game's rules. * Show Blank Variations: New! Toggle between seeing unique words or every possible way to form them using your blank tiles. * Beautifully Simple: No cluttered menus or confusing settings. Just a clean, Quicksand-powered interface that stays out of your way. Stop overthinking and start untangling! Download Word Shampoo today and give your word game the refresh it deserves.
Wordsmithing
Connect letters by swiping to form words and complete challenges across thousands of levels. This game offers a relaxing, offline experience to sharpen your vocabulary and mind without any in-app purchases.
- Connect letters by swiping
- Thousands of levels
- Works offline
- No in-app purchases
- Relaxing gameplay, no time limit
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Wordsmithing is a fun and challenging word game that will test your vocabulary knowledge and skills across thousands of levels. The objective of the game is simple, you'll be presented with a grid of letters, connect the letters by swiping your finger across the screen to make words and complete various goals. What makes Wordsmithing so great? - Easy to learn: connect words with a single swipe, it’s that simple. - No in-app purchases or hidden fees: no need to spend money when you don’t have to. - Works offline: play wherever and whenever you want, even without an internet connection! - Relaxing gameplay: no time limit, no rush, just relaxing vocabulary fun. - Thousands of levels: enjoy countless hours of gameplay! Wordsmithing is the perfect game to keep you entertained for hours on end, all while sharpening your mind and vocabulary skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wordsmithing at every 3 weeks against Word Shampoo's every 9 months. Wordsmithing also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Shampoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordsmithing has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Word Shampoo ships an update every 9 months, Wordsmithing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Shampoo | Wordsmithing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pirate Monkey Studios LLC | Joshua St John |
Customer experience
Word Shampoo
Wordsmithing
In-app purchases
Word Shampoo
No in-app purchases
Wordsmithing
No in-app purchases
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