Words With Friends celebrates 17 years

Words With Friends has reached 17 years, which means the mobile word-game veteran has outlasted whole genres, trends and probably several phones in your drawer. The anniversary event includes daily gifts, a community challenge and a contest where players can pitch a word for the in-game dictionary and potentially become an in-game character. That is a neat way to celebrate a game built entirely around language and friendly rivalry. Some mobile games survive through spectacle.

Words With Friends survives through habits, vocabulary disputes and the eternal joy of beating someone with a suspicious two-letter word.