You can use ?'s for blank tiles or wild card characters. Choose from Scrabble US or Scrabble UK or Word With Friends or All Dictionaries You can search either with our Scrabble Dictionary to find out more about a word that you want to play. Scrabble has 2 dictionaries, TWL and SOWPODS. Mad Libs, Blankety Blank, and Codenames are all semantic games. Semantic games focus on the semantics of words, utilising their meanings and the shared knowledge of players as a mechanic. Other examples of paper and pencil games include Hangman, Scattergories, boggle, and word searches. For example, a crossword requires players to use clues to fill out a grid, with words intersecting at specific letters. In a paper and pencil game, players write their own words, often under specific constraints. Some examples of letter arrangement games include Scrabble, Upwords, Bananagrams, Countdown, and Paperback. These games generally test vocabulary skills as well as lateral thinking skills.
In a letter arrangement game, the goal is to form words out of given letters. Researchers have found that adults who regularly solved crossword puzzles, which require familiarity with a larger vocabulary, had better brain function later in life. Young children can enjoy playing games such as Hangman, while naturally developing important language skills like spelling. Word games are generally used as a source of entertainment, but can additionally serve an educational purpose.