Killer Questions – Favorite Word Games
Are you obsessed with playing word games on your phone? Most of the Writers Who Kill are, too. Here are our respective favorite games:
Molly MacRae: Boggle, Wordle, and a game my dad and I played where we’d trick each other into saying something that sounded like thank you so we could then say you’re welcome. It worked best if we let days or weeks or months go by to lull the other into unsuspecting. As an example, one day, I pretended to forget what armored vehicles are called and asked Dad, saying, “You know what I mean—the ones with the treads.” “Tanks,” Dad said. Dad started the game by giving me a math problem one day—“What’s 5Q plus 5Q?”
Mary Dutta: The NY Times Spelling Bee and Wordle
Debra H. Goldstein: The NY Times Mini and Midi Crossword Puzzles and Wordle
Shari Randall: Every morning I do the Wordle, and my hubby and I do Connections at lunchtime. For group games, I adore Scrabble, and even though I don’t have a competitive bone in my body, if you play Scrabble with me, look out! I play to win.
Lori Roberts Herbst: Cryptogram. Addictive and fun.
Grace Topping: Scrapple
Korina Moss: I play the NY Times daily games – Connections, Wordle, and Letter Boxed.
K.M. Rockwood: NYT crossword (not that I finish it often)
Margaret Hamilton: Pictionary
Elaine Douts: Word Search and Cryptograms in the weekly newspaper.
Susan Van Kirk: Connections and Strands (NYT)
Kait Carson: Wordle, Spelling Bee.
Sarah E. Burr: I do enjoy Wheel of Fortune, which I guess is a glorified Hangman.
Martha Reed: Completing my current manuscript (joke).
James M. Jackson: Wordle—when I remember to play.
Heather Weidner: Scrabble, Wordle, and crossword puzzles
Annette Dashofy: Wordle
