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.