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Words with Friends

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Last discussed Jun 14, 2026

Mobile word puzzle game

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Mark Pincus
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Used for: Social word gaming connecting friends through the Facebook graph Praised: 14 million DAUs, polished mobile experience, social graph integration as the ... vs: Compared to Scrabble as the 'proven' baseline it improved upon

"In our game Words with Friends, it was Scrabble, but if it was just Scrabble, why was it a massive hit with 14 million DAUs and Scrabble itself wasn't? There must have been something better and novel about it. The new idea was social — your friend..."

The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pinc... · ▶ 9:26 · Jun 14, 2026
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"I said, I'm gonna go back to Words with Friends. People love that. I want them to fall in love with that game again. The game did 180 million in re..."

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Adam Foroughi
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"You and I would go connect on this app, App 11, and it would tell you, 'Hey, Adam's playing Words with Friends. You should go play Words with Friends with him.'"

Building a $150 Billion Company With Just 400 People | Ad... · ▶ 9:13 · May 3, 2026
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