Game Goal

Word Cube 2 is a competitive Scrabble-style word game that tests your speed and vocabulary!

The goal of the game is simple: score more points than your opponent to win!

Basic Rules:

• Place lettered tiles on the board to create words.

• Matches begin with 2-3 words in play to get you started.

• You play 5 turns back to back.

• The match ends when you finish all five turns or run out of time.

• Standard matches have a 5 minute time limit.

Fairness

Each match of Word Cube 2 is played against another player to see who can get the highest score.

• You are matched against players of similar skill, but you may not be playing at the same time.

• Both players receive the same lettered tiles in the same order.

• Initial placement of words is randomized but is the same for both players.

• Placement of tiles and word multipliers on the board is the same in every match.

• Timer continues to run even while the game is paused to prevent cheating.

How to Play

Making Words:

• Drag tiles onto the board.

• Spell words using the tiles in your hand and the tiles on the board.

• Each lettered tile is worth a different number of points, shown in the top right corner.

• Each board starts with random words to get you started.

Special Letters:

• Some tiles are randomly turned silver when drawn.

• These special tiles are worth 7 points instead of their normal value.

• Blanks are wild and can be changed to any letter when placed.

Letter & Word Multipliers:

• There are 4 types of multiplier tiles found on the board.

• When a letter or word is placed on these tiles, their value is multiplied.

• See Scoring for more details.

Recalling Letters:

• The recall button takes all tiles you placed in a round, and recalls them to your hand.

• Use this button to save time if you mess up.

Shuffling Letters:

• If you're stuck, use the shuffle button to see your current tiles in a different order.

• Shuffling your tiles can help you see new letter combinations and find better words!

Swapping Letters:

• If you’re stuck, you can swap out your tiles for new ones.

• When you swap out tiles you spend one turn; only use this as a last resort.

• You can swap out as many tiles as you want.

Scoring

Great Word Cube 2 scores are around 200 points. If you can score 300 or more you’re a Word Cube 2 beast!

There are two factors that affect score in Word Cube:

1. Game Score 

2. Time Bonus

Game Score:

• Combination of word score and word / tile multipliers.

Word Score:

• Determined by the sum of its tile’s points.

• Every tile has a point value in the top right corner.

• Individual tiles can be worth up to +10 points

Letter & Word Multipliers:

• There are four different multipliers:

  • Double Letter = 2x the value of the lettered tile.

  • Triple Letter = 3x the value of the lettered tile.

  • Double Word = 2x the value of the entire word.

  • Triple Word = 3x the value of the entire word.

• Multipliers stack and can be combined.

Time Bonus:

• Time bonus awards +0.2 points per second remaining when you finish.

• Time bonus is small, so take your time.

Strategy

• Start by analyzing the board and your hand, but be quick, the clock doesn’t stop.

• Look for places to make your words branch off and start from there.

• Make use of the recall button to save time.

• Use the shuffle button when you’re stuck. 

• Try to use your higher value tiles when possible.

• Don’t rush. Higher scoring words will always trump time bonus

• Find accessible multipliers to boost your score.

• Multipliers can be combined; this is key to making huge scores.

• Work your way to the edges of the board where the most valuable multipliers are found.

You can also play cash games to watch replays and learn your opponent's strategies.

Finally, practice makes perfect! Word Cube is a game of skill; the better you are, the more you’ll win.