Word Construction games
Group Description
Games where the major gameplay element is based around constructing words, a concept popularized by
Scrabble. To play or progress in the game, players need to form words using a selection of letters. This group also contains games where compounds need to be formed using etymons. It does not include crossword puzzles, or games were words need to be guessed or missing letters need to be filled in.
| Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | MobyScore |
| Literati | 1994 | Browser, Windows 3.x | MVP Software | 4.33 |
| Wordplay | 1993 | CD-i, Windows 3.x | Philips Interactive Media International Ltd. | ... |
| Alfapet | 1993 | CD-i | CD-i Studio ADATEK | ... |
| Bonus | 1993 | DOS | CET | 4.46 |
| Wordtris | 1992 | DOS, Game Boy, Macintosh, SNES | Nintendo of America Inc. | 3.95 |
| Deluxe Scrabble for Windows | 1992 | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | MacPlay | 3.87 |
| Text Tiles | 1992 | CD-i | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
| Scrabble | 1992 | Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | U.S. Gold Ltd. | 3.85 |
| Scrabble | 1991 | DOS | HVB | 4.00 |
| Scrabble: The Deluxe Computer Edition | 1990 | DOS | Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. | 4.00 |
| Boggle | 1990 | DOS | HVB | ... |
| Computer Scrabble De Luxe | 1987 | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 3.97 |
| The Computer Edition of Scrabble Brand Crossword Game | 1987 | Apple II, DOS, Macintosh | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 4.07 |
| Computer Scrabble | 1983 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, Sinclair QL, Thomson TO, ZX Spectrum | Leisure Genius | 4.04 |
| The Electric Company Word Fun | 1980 | Intellivision | Mattel Electronics | 2.60 |
| A Scrambled Word Game | 1980 | Commodore PET/CBM | | 2.33 |
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