Playing the Word Connect App

The Word Connect game helps you improve your vocabulary and spelling skills using your native language. Select your language by (1) tapping the gear icon and (2) choosing Spanish, Italian, English, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and others.

Like other apps, you can download and install the Word Connect app on your mobile devices:

• For Apple iOS mobile devices, use the Apple Store
• For Android mobile devices, use the Google Play store .

Here is the home page:

To launch the Word Connect game, tap its app button:    

Word Connect has three main game buttons:    

• Green - Tap this to play the game most of the time. You can earn free coins over time.
• Blue - Tap this to solve the daily challenge. You can earn free coins quickly.
• Orange - A crossword-style game.

All three modes count toward your personal score and team challenges. All allow Help letter hints.

Tap the Request Hint button to request a free letter hint. After five of your team mates tap the Help button next to your name, the hint is awarded. You can also purchase letter hints or win by completing holiday events.

Solving Words and What to Do if You Get Stuck

Your first step is to look at the displayed letters. Then swipe a combination of letters to try to solve a word.

Let's swipe three letters to solve a 3-letter word like TAX or BAT or TAB. In this example, we need to find a 4-letter word that starts with B:

One 4-letter word that starts with B is BAIT.

You can reorder the letters shown in the lower circle by tapping the button in the lower-right.

When the letters ING are present, try to add the ING suffix to existing or partial words. These can form very long words, which are especially helpful. For example, add ING to GO to form GOING. Or a word that usually ends with an E like CASE could become CASING, GAME becomes GAMING, and AIM become AIMING.

A few common 4-letter words include PING, TING, RING, SING, SIGN, and BING.

Similarly, if you see the letters Y, LY, D, ED, EN, ER, or IN, try adding them to the end of a word, such as adding EN to LESS to form LESSEN. Or add D to LACE to form LACED.

When you get stuck, try these suggestions:

• You might start by solving short 3- or 4-letter words before longer words.
• Take a short break, even if you look away briefly. You may see a word when you return.
• Reorder the letters by tapping the button.
• Some challenges may combine two words, such as TAXICAB above. Other examples include LOOKOUT and OUTLOOK.
• With English, try to make the word a plural by adding an S (or ES) at the end. For example, CATS.
• With English, try both British and American spellings. For example, METER and METRE, TITER and TITRE, BEHAVIOR and BEHAVIOUR, COLOR and COLOUR, and so on. A few words have two spellings, like GRAY and GREY.
• With English, if a word ends with an E, try to add a D or S after it. Rejoice when you see an S!
• With English, try changing the order of the same letters to form multiple words. This can help you form more words faster. Examples include:
  • ARE, EAR, ERA
  • ART, RAT, TAR
  • ARM, RAM, MAR
  • ARTS, RATS, TARS, STAR
  • PAL, LAP, ALP
  • NUT, TUN
  • ANT, TAN
  • CAT, ACT
  • EAT, TEA, ATE, TAE, ETA
  • DARE, DEAR, READ
  • SHOE, HOES, HOSE
  • ROSE, ORES, SORE, ROES
  • RAIL, LIAR, LAIR, RIAL
  • DALE, DEAL, LEAR, LARE, LEAD
  • TEAS, EAST, EATS, SATE, SEAT, SETA
  • FEAT, FATE, FETA
  • RUTS, RUST
  • DUNE, NUDE
  • DIAL, LAID
  • TRAIL, TRIAL
  • RILE, LIRE
  • BEAR, BARE
  • LEER, REEL
  • RARE, REAR
  • GLUE, LUGE
  • DEER, REED
  • RULE, LURE
  • TORE, ROTE
  • ROLE, LORE
  • TRUE, LUTE
  • EDIT, TIED, DIET, TIDE
  • TEAM, MEAT, MATE, TAME
  • AMEN, MEAN, MANE, NAME
  • OPEN, NOPE, PONE, PEON
  • TIRE, TIER, RITE
  • RAIL, LIAR, LAIR
  • DARE, DEAR, READ
  • BEING, BEGIN, BINGE
  • TOPICAL, OPTICAL, CAPITOL, COALPIT
  • OPTION, POTION
  • CERTIFY, RECTIFY
  • CLIPPER, CRIPPLE
  • ANIMAL, MANILA
  • HURDLE, HURLED
  • ADORN, RADON
• If you get stuck in a word of 4 or more letters, try adding an S or Y onto a 3-letter word such as ARTS, ARTY, CUTS, ROSY, and so on.
• Or use a word with two syllables, such as these four-letter words: UNDO, ONTO, UNTO, INTO, GOER, DOER, ANTE, and others.
• Some 2-syllable, 5-letter words that help include: DISCO, ELDER, ENDER, TUNIC, DONOR, ADORN, and others.

After you play for a while, you can join a team. Our team name is Wingnaprayer. That is short for "Wing and a Prayer" or "On a Wing and a Prayer", a reference to being bold and trying to succeed/survive despite the odds, explained here: www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer.html.

Instructions for Using Word Connect on the Internet (World Wide Web)

There is a public Facebook group for support called: Word Connect Official Group you can join at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276457141296220

A good source of instructions about Word Connect include this web site: https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/word-connect-tips-cheats-and-strategies/