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Whirly Word HD – Word Game Review
Whirly Word HD is a Word/Puzzle game from Red Key Software Corporation, first launched in 24th August 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 134+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Whirly Word HD Stand Out
Whirly Word® is one of the most popular word games today … 2.5 million customers can’t be wrong!
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"…the entertainment value never fades with this game. This was one of the first apps I downloaded on my iPhone several years back and I still play it often." ~ Macworld Australia
"… you might just find yourself playing it long beyond the amount of time you initially intended to–it has a way of keeping you engaged long after you thought you’d be bored of it." – panappticon.com
"… Whirly Word holds true to its developers promise and is a breath of fresh air from your average scrambled letter iPhone games." – appsafari.com
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How many words can you discover from six letters? Solve the puzzle instantly by finding the six-letter word or step up to the challenge of finding all possible words with the letters given.
The large buttons and sensible design allow you to get lost in puzzles for hours. Or take a quick break from your daily routine to play for just a few minutes. This game is smart and remembers right where you left off.
Whirly Word HD comes with
- over 7,500 puzzles
- two puzzle levels (Abridged and Tournament)
- a built in dictionary to lookup definitions
- multiple color schemes
- records keeping track of your success
- bonuses
- portrait or landscape game boards
- background music and sound
Our Abridged Dictionary puzzles use words that you will recognize or take a plunge into the Tournament Dictionary for a brain boggling experience.
Challenge your vocabulary prowess and play until you win! If you enjoy playing games like Text Twist, Scrabble, Boggle or Word Scramble then Whirly Word is the game for you!
This Word game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Whirly Word HD is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 23rd May 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Download & Availability
Whirly Word HD is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Whirly Word HD 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. We play it everyday.
We accidentally quit the game before we had a green dot. Now we guess we have to start over, or is there a way to restart where we were? Been playing for years and had a score over 400,000.
We agree about the foreign words that are unfair, but overall this game is the best foe many reasons. Ive been playing for years and am thankful that the developers keep upgrading the software. We love that it isnt timed. This makes it a truly relaxing game.
Ive been playing Whirly Word for over 10 years and there isnt a day we dont spend at least a little time with it. There is occasionally a stumper word but learning those increases your knowledge. If ever we have a few moments to kill, we pull up Whirly Word and figure out some words. If you like word puzzles like we do, this is a must have.
Makes us recall words we thought we had forgotten.
We love this game. But we're pretty sure we've gone through all the different words. We would pay to get additional letter/word options.
Like an earlier reviewer, we have little hope that this message will matter, but an update is needed. 24.05.17. Thank you for the update.
Love the game. However, there are many words we use in other word games that are not accepted here. We see some slang, but not others. Some foreign but not others. Just not consistent.
Only thing missing is a hint button…just get first letter.
Love the game, but the sneaky foreign word or two isnt fair to players. By the same token, some foreign words that have become part of the everyday vernacular are not considered as options when solving puzzles. Either all foreign words are game or none at all.
Palindromes. The three letter words count so what about 5 letter words ? Example FIRES SERIF English slang is odd and to us spell wrong No words from Beowulf please The circle letter puzzle was the game we played in every newspaper around the world traveling for work. But so many words missing. Plurals are so tiresome to count. We are Om puzzle 3000 we think. We need more words not name of religious lead in Luxembourg But we still play just want updates.
Good game concept. Fun to play. Many valid words are not recognized. The games need to be updated.
Love the animation and it really helps that the list of words are in alphabetical order. However, its guaranteed that almost each puzzle has some foreign word that we are not familiar with. Which is fine, we are well aware that Im not the only one playing this game. Could you make it so that we can choose the language to play in? Thank you.
This game is extremely boring ! We cant we actually had to pay for it. Very dissappointed.
What kind of word game doesnt accept countries as words? What dictionary are you pulling words from? This falls under the heading of BOGUS. Deleted.
Game will not load. We want our money back.
BUT updates are needed. Badly! The dictionary has become a joke. We also get messages that the game is slowing our system down and update needed. Help.
How about an option for a timer? We almost have the puzzles memorized from playing so much. A timed option would make it more fun.
Easy to learn…Fun way to learn new words! Challenging.
Have been enjoying this game for a few years now. Been on our first screen for some time and still is a daily app we enjoy.
We find ourselves playing this all the time. It is fun to play.
We love this game. Hard to put down-it's gets our brain going every morning- we do prefer the older layout though. But still give it 5 stars.
We love the game. We play it always when we have a few free moments. We had the free version first and like the larger size much better. The small size is tiring on our eyes.
Mi idioma principal es el espaol y us encanta porque practico mi ingls y expando mi conocimiento. Excelente juego.
Introduced while we were on vacation. Great game.
Our husband and we play constantly. We even find ourselves making up words while trying to go to sleep at night.
Love this game. Challenging but not stressful.
We are totally addicted to this game and we love it! We are giving it 5 stars because it has been a very long time since a game has really caught our attention and we just want to keep playing it. Our husband also loves it.
Wonderful mind game. We're even walking around trying out words. It is addictive.
This game is very fun and addicting. Hard to put it down.
Hellishly addicting. Good fun, but can't stop.
This is a fun and challenging word game.
This game is highly addictive, but not mindless. We find it keeps us intrigued for many, many rounds.
An absorbing, fun game. We find ourselves saying, "Oh, well, we'll just play one more game," which then leads to another and another. Our only complaint is that the game fails to recognize so many legitimate words, but the designers readily invite input from users.
We love it! We have everyone we know hooked on it also! Crazy, Stupid, Smart fun.
This game is addictive. It makes you think, passes the time, And is FUN.
This is how we start our day and shake up our brain.
Lots of fun, we have a hard time putting it down.
Love this game! Makes us dig deep into the recesses of our mind.
Finally, a game/app that worth a review. Love this word game. It's easy, and its difficult. It's not glitchy, it's smooth and bright. The words range from simple to medium to challenging, all in a short game. If you like a word game, get this one. It's worth it.
Our brother suggested that we download this game and we're happy that we did. When we reached our 100th game we took a picture of it and sent it to him. Our longest streak was 250 games. The level of difficulty is just right for us. This word game is by far the one we play the most.
Great game, really challenging! Great brain teaser.
Great game to keep the brain going even when idling! Expanding the dictionary to include more science, medical, engineering, words will be very useful.
Great exercise in word building and learning new words with definitions. Good for all ages.
We love this game! It helps us with Words with Friends.
We love this game…makes you think, and you learn some new words. Don't really understand the "scoring", but we don't play for the score, anyway.
Excellent way to pass the time and keep your brain from turning to mush.
Love this game to the point of addiction. It keeps our mind working & challenges us a lot.
Love the game, but we would like to have a total count of how many we have gotten right and how many wrong.
Great app… Fun and addictive to play… Sharpens your mind too.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2
- Size: 26.17 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Red Key Software Corporation
Last updated: 23rd May 2017 | Genre: Word, Puzzle | Developer: Red Key Software Corporation