PlayWordy and other word games

The New York Times Spelling Bee is the best-known hive-style word game. Like it, PlayWordy gives you seven letters to build words from, but it adds private games, team play, a live leaderboard and a card system on top of the daily game.

Wordle is about guessing a five-letter word; PlayWordy goes further: you build as many words as you can from the letters of the day. More game, more words to find.

Unlike board games such as Boggle or Scrabble, PlayWordy is played online, with a fresh daily challenge, no board to set up and no one you have to play against — although you can, with private and team games.

PlayWordy isn't just a word game: it's also a small social network. You can follow other players, chat with them, compare your results and compete on the leaderboard. And the card system —cards you earn as you play, some to help you and others to make things harder for rivals— adds a layer of strategy you won't find in traditional word games.

• A free daily game.
• Private and team games.
• Cards that change the game.
• A small social network: follow players, chat and compare results.
• Built for the classroom too.
• Leaderboard and stats.