How does Words with Friends differ from Scrabbles?
The difference in Point Value
One of the things that makes the two games different is the point value of each letter. J in Words With Friends has two points, and B and C have an additional point. You earn one more minor point than you would when playing Scrabble with Y or H.
Tiles have a higher value in Words With Friends, such as B, G, J, L, M, N, P, U, and V. in Words With Friends, higher-scoring words and different types of terms earn more points. So you have to learn strategies around another tile scoring system.
Also, the bonus scoring is different. You score extra points on bingos in each game. Bingo happens when you use seven letters on your tile rack at once to form a letter. You get 50 points on bingo on scrabble, but you get 35 points in Words With Friends. The board layout in the two games is different. The boards have different amounts and placements of bonus squares.
The center square counts as a double word in scrabble, but it is just a normal square in Word With Friends. Square has 12 triple letter squares, Words With Friends has 16. Scrabble has 17 double word squares, but Words With Friends has 12. So players of Words With Friends focus on using a single letter with a high point value while scrabble players focus on the word length.
At first glance, Words With Friends and Scrabble seem identical. Once you’ve played both, you’ll discover that they’re very different. From the board layout to the rules, they have two distinct playing experiences. Scrabble is a board game invented by an architect out of work during the Great Depression and wasn’t trademarked until 1948.
On the other hand, Words With Friends was born as a smartphone application in 2009 and became so popular that they’ve made a physical board game version of the app game, so both games now exist as apps and board games.
An essential difference between the two games is a change in the point value for each letter tile. Bonus scoring is also different. Another difference that changes the game’s dynamic is that there are different amounts of each letter. Arguably the most critical difference between the two games is the board layout. The two boards have completely different pieces and placements of bonus squares, which require extra word length and placement strategies.
• The boards’ layout
However, at first glance, these two games look pretty similar together. Still, they’re different in so many ways that require different strategies.
First of all, the board shape and layout are different. For example, the center square is more valuable and counts as a two-letter word. Even so, in words with friends, the center square is the same. In scrabble, we have 12 triple squares and 17 double squares, while in words with friends, the double ones are 12 and the triple ones are 16.
• The number of letters
It may seem slightly different, but it significantly impacts the words and letters that show up during the game. We have extra S, T, D, E, and two more Hs than scrabble in terms of friends. On the other hand, scrabble has more I and N than the WWF.
• Bonus scoring
In both games, players get extra points on a “bingo,” but the additional score is different in each game. In scrabble, you’ll get 50 points, while in words with friends; you can only score 35 points from a bingo.
In WWF, there is no point advantage for using all of your letters, and the board has a different pattern of letter score multipliers.
Another significant difference is that specific Word With Friends tiles is worth different points than Scrabble tile values. When you play Words with Friends, it’s a lot easier to “cheat.” If I’m not mistaken, I guess that’s all.
