Join Lex the Bookworm and Test Your Vocabulary!
Link letters
and create words to feed the hungry, hungry Bookworm! But watch
out for fiery red letters... they’ll burn your library down! It’s vocabulariffic! The
goal of Bookworm is to make words to feed the hungry Bookworm.
There are two game types: Classic and Action. But the basics remain the same for
both... click on tiles to link them together into words, then hit Submit to
clear them from the board.
Connect letters together to make tasty words for him to devour. But
watch out for the fiery red tiles...they'll burn your library right down to the
ground!
- Devour the dictionary!
- Earn a spot in the Hall of Fame!
- Can you work your way from Book Burner to
Bookworm Supreme?
- Two games in one! Take your time with
turn-based Classic Bookworm.
- Turn the heat way up with the fast-paced thrills of Action Mode!
Goal
The goal of Bookworm is to make words to feed the hungry Bookworm, while
watching out for burning letters that could ignite your library! There are
two game types: Classic and Action. But the basics remain the same for both...
click on tiles to link them together into words, then hit Submit to clear them
from the board.
Gameplay Basics
In both game types, the basic interface is the same. You must create words
by linking letters on the board together. To select a letter, just click on it.
Then select another letter adjacent to the first, and then another one adjacent
to that, until you have formed a word of at least 3 letters. When you have a
valid word, click the Submit button and it will be removed from the screen.
You can tell if your word is valid by looking at the sidebar... if there is a
point value under your word, the game accepts it as a real word. Letters
must be adjacent, and you can't backtrack... small green arrows will show you
the 'path' of the word you're creating.
Interface Tips
You can also Submit a word by double-clicking quickly on the last letter.
If you change your mind and want to deselect a letter in a word, just click on
it a second time. Or, you can just click on a letter not adjacent to your word
and the focus will switch to that one. Right clicking will also deselect
any letters you have selected. You can also create a word by clicking and
dragging a path... click on the first letter and hold the mouse down, then move
the cursor over the letters in the word you want to make. When you're over the
final letter, release the mouse button. If it's valid word, it will
automatically be submitted!
Burning Tiles
You'll see red tiles appear occasionally. Be careful! If you let them hit
the bottom of the screen, your game will end! You can get rid of burning tiles
by using them in words like any other letter.
Reward Tiles
Green tiles appear randomly and increase word scores! Earn gold tiles by
creating words containing 5 letters or more. Gold tiles are worth more than
green ones! Combine 2 or more reward tiles in a word for higher word scores!
Plus, you can earn Diamond and Sapphire tiles!
Bonus Words
Starting on the second level, you'll see a Bonus Word appear beneath the
Bookworm. If you complete this word you'll score extra points! The more Bonus
Words you complete in a single game, the bigger the bonuses!
Game Types
After the game loads, you will see a screen allowing you to choose Classic
or Action games. New players should start with Classic mode, while experienced
Bookworm players may prefer the more frenetic Action mode.
Classic Game
This is the original game of Bookworm. You have as much time as you want to
make each move, so you can carefully consider every letter if you like. In
the Classic game, burning red tiles will appear after a certain number of moves.
As you go up in levels, red tiles will appear more frequently. Red tiles will
burn through normal tiles with every passing turn. If they reach the bottom of
the stack, they will ignite the library, ending your game.
Action Game
The Action game is a more fast-paced real-time version of Bookworm. In this
mode, burning red tiles appear automatically every few seconds, whether you move
or not! And they will burn down through your library the same way, so you have
to think fast!
Scoring
- You score points based on the length of
your word and the rarity of the letters in it.
- Letters on plain tiles are the most common,
and worth the least points.
- Tiles with a dot in the corner are rarer
letters, worth more points.
- Two dots in the corner indicates a letter
that is even rarer and consequently more valuable.
- And three dots indicate the most difficult
and valuable letters.
- The value of a word is based on its length,
the rarity of the letters used, and the current level of the game.
Bonus tiles, such as the green, sapphire, and diamond tiles, will
multiply the value by 2, 3, 4 or more for each such tile in the
word. Create words with 2 or more bonus tiles to achieve truly
stratospheric scores!
- You also receive points for completing the Bonus Word on levels 2 and
beyond. The value of the Bonus Word increases each time you successfully
complete one.
"Book Worm Deluxe")
