Word Strands

The game

If you loved the classic word game Boggle, you will enjoy Word Strands. Compete against other online players to find words on a 5x5 board. At the end of each 3-minute game, your browser will display the score board and the solution key, and you will have 45 seconds to review any words you may have missed: hover your mouse over each word to see its placement in the 5x5 board; click to see a Dictionary.com definition for unfamiliar words.

Expand your vocabulary, check your sharpness and relax with Word Strands! A new game may have already begun — don't miss the fun...

Why play

That depends on you. I started playing Boggle in my high school senior year because it was fun, but I soon found out that it improved my vocabulary (I scored a 770 on the verbal SAT, incidentally). It's a great way to stumble upon unfamiliar words.

Here are a few more great excuses if you're still guilty about wasting a few minutes. You should play this word game because

• it improves your IQ
• you need to take an active break
• playing will make you a better Scrabble player
• takes less time than a crossword puzzle
• with our URL cloaking technology, your visit will not show up in your companies' logs (OK, that's not true, but since you've already hit this page...)

Other languages

Word Strands is currently available in English and Romanian. I am interested in translating it in as many languages as possible. If your language is not yet supported, you can help yourself (and me) by providing

1. a comprehensive word list for your language
2. a translation for the text on the game page
3. a brief translation of this page (doesn't have to be exact or complete)