Parents' Guide to Wordfeud

Parents need to know that Wordfeud is a Scrabble-style game, in the same vein as Words with Friends. The game has a similar 15-by-15 tile gameboard, letter tile set, and scoring mechanism to Scrabble, although there are subtle differences. You can start a new game by either inviting a friend or searching for a random opponent. Each player can have up to 30 games going at once, and has up to 72 hours to make a move before forfeiting the game. An open chat allows you to communicate with your opponents, but a lack of parental controls makes the game less safe for kids. There are options for which language and dictionary you'd like to use, and there are a number of different languages to choose from. Wordfeud can be played on both Android and iOS platforms and games can be played cross-platform as well. This review is based on the Android app.