Worder
Worder Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
9 Letter Cards.
Setup
Shuffle the 9 letter cards and set one aside face up. This card is your restriction.
Choose your method of play. There are two restriction types:
- all words must use this letter
- all words cannot use this letter
Gameplay
Deal out the first letter to the top left of the play area, leaving room to the right and below that card. You must state a word using this letter, with your restriction in mind.
Example: all words must use L. If the first letter played is T, you say the word "TaLent" and may continue on.
If you cannot form a word, the game ends and you score.
If you did form a word, continue playing by drawing a new card and following the below placement rules.
Placement Rules
Letters may only be placed directly below or to the right of any already placed letters.
When you form a word, the letters must be in the same order in the words as they are placed onto the table. They do not need to be sequential, and the letters may appear multiple times in a word, and the first appearance doesn't need to match your placement.
Example: L is required. Remember, a required letter may show up anywhere in the word.
You could say LighTS. Or you could say saLuTeS. Either would be valid. (Note in "salutes" an S appears after the T, making it still a valid word.)
If you place a letter so that it connects to letters in rows and columns, you must form valid words for each connection.
Game End
The game ends when you have placed all letters or cannot form a word. If you cannot form a word, remove the letter that you were unable to use.
Scoring
Look at your longest continuous row and column and count the number of cards in each. Multiply both numbers together. Then use the play method scoring below:
- If all words must use the letter, subtract that letter's written number value from your score.
- If all words cannot use the letter, add that letter's written number value to your score.
Cooperative Play
With 2+ players, play cooperatively by coming up with words together or have players take turns with each new letter.