# Are there any apps like the old Words With Friends?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 26, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002 "2020-01-26T16:38:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002/1 "2020-01-26T16:38:50Z")

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I know, get off my lawn!, but I miss the days of the old Words With Friends without all the stupid challenges, free swaps, and hints. And holy fuck, I’m sick of all the collect this, collect that nonsense that I can’t opt out of. Every time I play a word, the game interrupts me to tell me I’ve won 3 mittens or completed a three letter word challenge that I don’t care about.

Is there any game like this for iOS? I’m happy to pay to eliminate ads.

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**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-apps-like-the-old-words-with-friends/847002/2 "2020-01-27T14:08:48Z")

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I would be interested as well. My hundreds-of-miles-away daughter and I used to play daily, but the UI got ridiculous and we burned out.