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VoiceOver
Nerd Words Game
Two Tile Colors. One Big Twist
Free · In‑App Purchases
The word game you know has one rack of tiles. This one has two — orange and blue. Orange is worth double blue. Mix them in one word and they all drop to blue values.
That's just the start. Play an all-orange word off your opponent's blue word and their blue tiles convert to your orange — doubling the score. Bigger board. Smarter matchmaking. Every game goes down to the wire.
COLOR CONVERSION
Every word on the board is a target. Spot a blue word you can extend with orange tiles? Add them and the entire word converts to orange — doubling its value. That blue Z₁₀ your opponent played? It's now an orange Z₂₀. Land it on a Triple Word square and the points are enormous. The best players don't just play words — they play the board.
SMART MATCHMAKING
Our matchmaking looks at far more than just your running average score. Whether you play short, simple words or obscure high-scoring ones, you'll face opponents who play like you do. The result? Neck-and-neck games where every word counts. The more you play, the smarter it gets — and your matches get tighter and more competitive from there. Every win is earned.
Psst — it also means anyone using cheat tools naturally gets matched with each other, not with you.
THE BOARD
Bigger board. Bigger words. Bigger scores. Our standard 19×19 grid gives you 160 tiles and multiplier squares everywhere — Double Letter, Triple Letter, Double Word and Triple Word. Stack them with orange tiles and watch the points pile up.
Want to go bigger? The Superboard is a massive 21×21 grid with 200 tiles. More space, more words, more ways to win.
PLAY YOUR WAY
Six ways to play across two board sizes. Get matched with an opponent at your skill level, challenge a friend, or go head-to-head on the same device with Pass & Play. Prefer solo? Take on the Trainee, Normie, or Professor bots — each with their own playing style — or practice alone with every tile to yourself. Start on the 19×19 Standard board, then upgrade to the 21×21 Superboard for even bigger games.
IN-GAME CHAT
Playing a friend? Chat freely while you play. Matched with a stranger? Send quick messages like "Nice word!" and "Good game!" to keep things fun. You're always in control — turn it off anytime.
FREE TO PLAY
Jump straight in with up to five active multiplayer games — finish one, start another. Want more? Upgrade to unlimited multiplayer, unlock single player modes, remove ads, or go big with the Superboard. All one-time purchases. No subscriptions. No pay-to-win. Just play.
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Download Nerd Words to see why it's double the fun
Ratings & Reviews
Bug fixes and improvements. Thanks for playing!
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Information
- Seller
- Puzzlebam Ltd
- Size
- 28.8 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Infrequent
Contests
Contains
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ultimate Bundle $9.99
- Superboard Combo $6.99
- Remove Ads $4.99
- Player Combo $4.99
- Superboard $2.99
- Unlimited Multiplayer $2.99
- Single Player Modes $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Puzzlebam Ltd