I love playing Words with Friends. Here are some of my tips and strategies to increase your score and help you to conquer your opponent.
I play against a lot of random opponents and I almost always win. My final score is usually in the 400+ range. I’ve also gotten over 100+ words many times. One that I can remember was Judo on the right hand side with the J in a triple letter score and the word hitting the Triple Word as well. Here are some of my tips for getting higher scores:
1. Always try to make two words per turn. Add “S” to the end of other high value words on the board and build your new word in the opposite direction. Most words are going to be in the 15-20 point range with common letters, so this allows you to double your score during one turn. Also look for short words that you can build other letters onto like adding an E to the end or a letter in the beginning that creates a new word like ear add a “B” and get Bear.
2. Plan your turn based on available DW & TW spaces. Less important are getting on the DL or TL spots, but these help too especially with big value letters like Q, Z and J.
3. Qi is the most commonly played word. If you have a Q, try to build off a current word that contains an “i” and add an “i” in the opposite direction to score double points. You can also add a “S” to the end to form QIS on an additional turn.
4. Play around with your letters and submit. Sometimes I create words that I don’t actually know just by moving letters around and testing if the word is valid. I always plan my moves based on DW & TW scores and try to make something fit.
5. Make short 2 letter words along side of other words. If you can build off a word along side it, you will score double for each letter. This is easy to do with words that contain a lot of vowels.
6. Block TW spots if you can’t use them. This is a defensive move, but if you see one of these spaces open and you can’t use it, you might want to put a word on that line that will block your opponent from using the space.
7. Save high value letters if you can’t make good use of them. Try to place these on DL or TL spots, if you can’t use them during a turn, save them for a better score next round. You don’t want to just get 10 points from these, always shoot for 20 or 30 points just from one of these letters.
