Words with Friends is a multi-player word game developed by Zynga with Friends (formerly Newtoy, Inc.). Players can take turns building words crossword-puzzle style with an opponent in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble (the rules of the two games are similar, but Words with Friends is not officially associated with the Scrabble brand). Up to 20 games can be played simultaneously using push notifications to alert players when it is their turn.^[1] Players may look up friends either by username or throughFacebook, or be randomly assigned an opponent.

Released July 2009, Words with Friends is available for cross-platform play on devices running the operating systems Android, Windows Phone, and iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch).^[2] The game is also available on Facebook,^[3] Kindle Fire,^[4] and Nook Tablet.^[5] In addition, there is a chat feature built in the game that allows opponents to exchange messages. Between 2010 and 2011, Words with Friends was one of the top ranking games in the iOS app store, available as both a free ad-supported version and a paid version with no advertisements.^[6]