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Word Life - Crossword puzzle
Best brain exercise match game
Think you’ve got a big vocabulary? Word Life has a challenge for you.
In each level, you’re given a set of letters (O-W-N, for instance) and must spell a number of words. In this case, OWN (obviously), along with WON and NOW. Complete a word and it’s added to a crossword puzzle grid. Fill the grid and it’s on to the next level.
Word Life’s intuitive controls—spell by quickly connecting letters with a line—are great for one-handed play. If you get stuck, a shuffle button will mix up the letters to give your brain a nudge. Completely lost? Use a few in-game coins on hints.
Thanks to mellow music and blissful background images of natural landscapes, even the toughest puzzles aren’t stressful. Every couple of levels, you’re treated to a new scenic backdrop—an autumnal forest, perhaps, or a close-up of green leaves glistening with morning dew. Word Life feels like a pleasant escape from the hustle and bustle.
It also teaches you a thing or two with several different language options, complete with in-game dictionaries. Consider yourself a grammatical genius? Then take on online opponents in real-time multiplayer word searches. However you play it, Word Life will cast a spell on you.