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24 alternatives to Wordbase

If word games & chess had a baby...

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wordbase launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    Addictive Word Game

    2017 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Explore and Race Through Wikipedia Articles

    2016 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    If Banagrams and Scrabble had a child, Wordmint would be it.

    2016 · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Free word game on knowledge, English phrases, and vocabulary

    2022 · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    The first fair word game challenge

    2016 · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    A little game that will grow to BUG you

    2016 · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Fan re-make of discontinued word game, Wordbase

    2021 · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    If you love word games, you'll love this!

    2016 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Find words, steal tiles, color the board!

    2015 · its alternatives →

  11. 11
    Stop▲63

    Categorical word game

    2016 · its alternatives →

  12. 12HA

    This is a game I wrote over the last month and a bit. The effort allocation was pretty different from what I've done in the past. The game design snapped together very quickly: I had the initial idea, played a couple of games on a spreadsheet to get a feel for the idea, and made one change based on those plays. After that everything felt just right through multiple rounds of playtesting. Likewise the puzzle generation is nowhere near as elaborate as in my previous game, fairly simple methods worked well and provided good variety. Instead I ended up spending silly amounts of time on curating…

    2024 · huewords.snellman.net · its alternatives →

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    Wordu▲70

    Fast-paced word builder game

    2015 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Learn words fun way!

    2017 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Wordlink▲124

    Connect words across topics, race against time!

    2025 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

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    App to simply create, choose and guess custom word lists

    2016 · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Practice vocabulary like a champ.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Wordzip▲67

    A fast-paced word game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Improve your vocabulary by quizzing yourself

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Custom word puzzles for friends

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Quizzle▲86

    Can you guess the word in fewer than 20 questions?

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Multiplayer Word finding game, 2012

    2015 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    A four-letter word game that's fun for any age brain!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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