Lexitaire
Spell words in 9 languages
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now called Lexitaire! Spell words from tumbling tile columns in 9 languages, race the clock in Timed mode, and chase your personal top-10 best.
Lexitaire is a fast, addictively simple word game: spell words from tiles arranged in columns, score points, and keep playing until the board runs dry.
HOW TO PLAY
• The board is built from columns of letter tiles — only the tile on top of each column is playable.
• Tap tiles across columns to spell a word in your current-word tray.
• Apply a valid word to score it and clear those tiles, revealing the next letters underneath.
• Longer, higher-value words score more — each tile carries its own point value.
• The game ends when no more words can be made. Beat your personal best and land on the on-device top-10 list.
TIMED MODE
Prefer to race the clock? Start a Timed Game instead — tiles keep regenerating so the board never runs dry. When the countdown ends, so does the round.
PLAY IN NINE LANGUAGES
Lexitaire ships with nine full dictionaries, each using its own standard letter distribution and point values:
English · Spanish · French · Italian · German · Portuguese · Greek · Romanian · Dutch
Know more than one? Combine any of the eight Latin-script languages in Settings, and a word scores if it's valid in any language you've selected — the more languages you know, the more ways there are to find a word on the same board. (Greek uses its own alphabet and always plays solo.)
The app itself is localized into an even larger set of languages, so the menus and interface feel at home no matter what you play in.
ADAPTIVE BOARD
The board size adjusts to your screen, so Lexitaire looks great on any iPhone or iPad — and plays great on Apple TV with the Siri Remote too.
Lexitaire was originally released in 2008 as Word Nerd, later renamed Wordly — the same game you remember, now with a new name.
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Wordly is now Lexitaire — and this is the biggest update in the game's 15-year history.
The last version, 3.1.1, shipped back in 2011. Since then, the entire app has been rebuilt from the ground up in Swift, and it's still the same tile-spelling game you know — your saved games, top scores, and language dictionaries all carry over untouched.
What's new in 4.0:
• A new name and app icon: Lexitaire
• Rebuilt entirely in Swift for a faster, more reliable experience
• Now available on Apple TV, playable with your Siri Remote
• Play with real dictionaries in 9 languages — English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Greek, Romanian, and Dutch — combine compatible ones for extra scoring chances, and the app itself is localized into 19 languages
• A decade and a half of small fixes and polish, all in one release
Same game you remember. New foundation for what's next.
The developer, Marc Abramowitz, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Marc Abramowitz
- Size
- 218.6 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 18 more
- English, Bengali, Bulgarian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kannada, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Marc Abramowitz