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24 alternatives to Wordcrex

The first fair word game challenge

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wordcrex launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wordrops▲55

   Addictive Word Game

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lettercraft▲86

   A word game

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3HA
   Huewords, a Word and Logic Puzzle▲114

   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 →

4. 4WW
   Word Wars- HTML5 real time word game▲61

   2012 · wordwars.clay.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Letterpress▲90

   Find words, steal tiles, color the board!

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   WORDFIX Word Game▲65

   A fast paced word game that can be deceptively challenging!

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   I built a new word game, Wordtrak▲81

   Hi HN! Looking for feedback on this 1v1 and daily word dueling game I've built over the last few months. Play here: https://wordtrak.com/ Or on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordtrak/id6760442363 (Android version soon!)

   May 2026 · wordtrak.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Word Game▲70

   Word against your friends

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Word Game▲71

   Practice vocabulary like a champ.

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shape▲81

    A letter shaping game

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 115M
    5 minute word game▲28

    2017 · pcmaffey.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Letterpress for macOS▲56

    Competitive word game

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The WikiGame▲58

    Explore and Race Through Wikipedia Articles

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14IW
    iPhone word game I created in 5 days - Word Fever▲62

    2011 · app.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wordgraphy▲7

    Improve your vocabulary with a new style

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wordly Social▲65

    A Word Puzzle game Inspired by the New York Time's, Wordle

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    A word game a friend and I built. How did we do?▲6

    Looking for honest feedback!

    Feb 2026 · subletters.fun · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Word Game▲6

    Learn words fun way!

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19AD
    A daily word game about building words with unique letter positions▲5

    2025 · wordpivot.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wordsgame▲13

    A simple slack game to test your word formation skills

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21IB
    I Built a Word Game▲8

    The idea is to get from a starting word to a target word by creating a list of words to go in the middle. You can only change one letter at a time. Yesterday's words: https://twitter.com/ChangelistGame/status/1518695582151237632 Today's game: https://changelist.rocks/

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22IM
    I made Wordulo, a simple word game▲6

    2024 · wordulo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SW
    SpaceWord – word game, build crosswords while minimizing space▲5

    2025 · spaceword.org · its alternatives →

24. 24OS
    Open Sourced word game to help my kids learn to read+how game is done▲6

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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