Last updated on January 17th, 2026 at 03:59 pm
Word Jewels™ Classic XL – Word Game Review
Word Jewels™ Classic XL is a Word/Education/Trivia game from Boy Howdy Technology LLC, first launched in 19th May 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 940+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Word Jewels™ Classic XL Stand Out
Word Jewels is FUN and 100% FREE!
••••• "Awesome in so many ways! First of all, there is no time limit on this game, so it's more relaxing than other word games. You know how you get stressed out and watch the time on other games… none of that here. You can also close the app mid-game and go back to the same game, which helps as you get better and better. My favorite word game right now, definitely." –kenjer
••••• "This is a great game. I didn't think I would ever leave Words with Friends! I like the challenge of this game!" –DaveyGN
••••• "Great word game! Hours of entertainment, can't believe it's free" –Hibeam
••••• "I love word games and this is one of the best I've played" –Kenjo megi
YOU'LL LOVE WORD JEWELS! Check out the reviews!
••••• "Can't believe this is a free app. Hours and hours of fun!" –Duanne1
••••• "Love this game…you can play solo, unlike with WWF and having to wait for your opponent to take their turn!" –Former WWF follower
••••• "Word Jewels Rocks!!!!" –Renee Caldarelli
••••• "The best game ever! I'm addicted." –Donnajzb
• Trace words to capture them in any direction, even crossing over your path!
• No timers, so take your time and find the best words!
• Beautiful graphics and animation!
• Relaxing sound effects
• Can listen to your own music while playing
GO FOR A HIGH SCORE!
• Score summary shows you how well you did
• Compare your scores with the world using Game Center
WORD LOVE!
• Huge English dictionary included to verify words even while not connected to the internet!
(Word Jewels uses the YAWL word list, which has 264,097 words! Valid words must be 3 letters long and NOT be proper nouns, as is typical for most every word game.)
• Automagic letter balancing, to help from getting trapped with a big ol' pile of consonants with no vowels, or with too many duplicates of the same letter in a group!
• Improved auto-save code – go ahead and quit the game, take a phone call, send a text – when you come back, your game will be waiting for you! Works on both old and new iThings!
• 32 Game Center Achievements to earn!
Thanks for playing!
Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com
WORD JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC
This Word game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Word Jewels™ Classic XL is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 6th January 2026
Recent improvements include:
• Updated for the latest iOS
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Download & Availability
Word Jewels™ Classic XL is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Word Jewels™ Classic XL on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We LOVE THIS GAME! Thank you for fixing the glitch which happened with the previous update and made it crash whenever we tried playing off line! Thank you for giving us our favorite game back! A+++++.
Love this game! Fast-paced and challenging.
Like some others we wish it kept our scores and that the shake button was more accessible.
Worth the download. Has kept us busy.
This is one of the best word games on here, hands down. Our only complaint is the ads, but hey- it's free so we can't complain. We would buy an ad-free version of the game if one as made available :).
This game is SO fun! Our favorite! BUT, has been crashing ALL day! Argh.
Lots of fun and very addictive. Now if only there was a 2 player game.
A boggle-like word game that gives you all the time you want, even if you walk away for a few days. More puzzle than game, with elements of strategy that may not be obvious at first. Basically solitaire, but with a score comparison to tell you if you are as good as others who play.
This game is incredible, and we are completely addicted. Great game. Could go for some updates to the UI, such as being able to "hurry through" showing us our score summary by tapping. Otherwise, fantastic and looking great.
Enjoyable word play game. Love that it's free. Fun way to pass time.
Kiss your life goodbye because this is more addicting than Angry Birds. Love it.
This is so much fun. Our husband and we have our own iPads and we challenge each other. Only thing it should let you put your name somewhere. Just love it.
Fun word game with elevated skill levels..just a bit slow when changing screens and would like timer option.
Word games have always been our favorite. This one is addicting. We keep trying to out do ourselves.
Love this game! Just wish the sound can be turned off so that we can listen to music while playing without all the clicking sounds every time a word has been entered.
Great game….especially teaching kids to spell.
It's free, it's fun, it's easy to play.
This is a really great game,it is like the kids game boggle, but there are certain letters you need to use and only a designated amount of attempts per round. The crappy part is that there is advertising located in the middle of the game along the bottom edge where the scramble or shake button is located, which makes it impossible to realign your letters if you get stuck. So that is quite aggravating and no way to remove them.
If you are a fan of scrabble, boggle or any of those type word games, you'll really enjoy this one.
We just keep playing this over and over to try to get a better score. We wish it kept track of your top scores.
This is a fun game that is well worth your time! It will keep you thinking.
Don't get it , we make one word and it says level complete!!??!! We would like a chance to make more words for more points. Then if we make a word that doesn't have a red letter in it, a box comes up telling us we have to use the red letters.
Fun game but the ad placement hides the "shake" button… Rendering it absolutely USELESS.
This game is challenging, but you can work at your own pace. We left an earlier review regarding our loss of progress game progress after an update.The developer responded very quickly and everything is fine now. This outstanding customer supportI love this game, even more.
Play it daily. We did however just get a new iPad and cant get it to retrieve our accomplishments. Tried to contact boy howdy and the form will not accept our email address for some reason. It says match the requested format.
Not being a real word wizard, coming down to a shake with needed letters far apart, just feels like poor luck.
This is the best game we've ever played. We have five good friends that play and it's fun competing against each other. We are a little addicted to this game. Give it a try. We wish they would go back to starting at zero if you didnt use all the letters.
Use your word skills to the rest.
This game is a great way to wake up your brain every morning.
So consistently clean, fun to play, and error free. Keep up the great work.
10/31/20: Why are you sending stupid blue banners non-stop across the play? We do not want to see accomplishments this way. Stop it.
So much fun! We've never had one problem but having trouble to stop playing.
Great game. Fun for word game fanatics like us.
This word game is very fun, and challenging. One of our favorite word games.
No Bookworm for IPad?! Give Jewels a try. Just forget about letter points and concentrate on word length. Loads of fun.
This is such an addicting game! Fun that everyone can join in on and improve their spelling at the same time. Hard to believe it is FREE! :-).
Love playing. The challenge is great for the brain. Thumbs UP.
Really like this game! Keeps you thinking for sure…would love it if you get stuck you can start at the same level instead of back to one….but other then that loads of fun.
This game is so much fun and one of the best free apps we've used. The biggest problem we have is that when we make a legitimate word starting with the "q" it will not allow it. We have used quit, quick and quote and the game would not recognize and allow causing us to have to leave that game. Love the game…can't use the Q. Rose from Michigan.
One of the best word games. Makes one think. If you're lucky and don't get too many Z or J together you can get a real good score. Got over 100,000 one night.
Enjoy the same so much that it's cutting into our sleep time. Just wish for an undo last move feature for when we goof up.
Us and our husband love to compete….. Loads of fun.
We're addicted to this game! We can lose way too much time playing and competing with ourselves on it.
We love this game! It's one of the most addicting games we have ever played. We love word games and this may be the best one yet. Kudos to the developer(s).
We love word games and this is one of the best free apps we've come across. But, this is not a news flash. We haven't had any issues with the "shake" feature so maybe the problem was corrected. Install this one and get ready for f-u-u-n-n-n-n.
Love this game. It helps us out with words with friends.
Love this app -it's not too easy or hard and provides way too much time for fun.
Reminds of playing boggle against our late Grandfather. Love it.
Great word game! Hours of entertainment, can't believe it's free.
Challenging enough for adults but still fun and easy for kids. They got hooked on it too to see who can get to the highest level. Love this game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.58
- Size: 35.51 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Boy Howdy Technology LLC
Last updated: 6th January 2026 | Genre: Word, Education | Developer: Boy Howdy Technology LLC