Downloadable Word Games

The splendor of word games...

Don't you just love playing downloadable word games? If, like the members of my family and me, you are able to keep yourself amused for hours on end tinkering with letters and words, then you’ve got to try some of the word games available on this site.

Of all the casual game genres, downloadable word games have got to rank as one of the most popular types of casual games enjoyed by, I would hazard a guess, most casual gamers. They really are such fun.

In fact, research by several prominent casual games companies revealed that word games represent the second largest category of casual downloadable games, eclipsed only by… Can you guess? Yup, puzzle games. Do I find these observations surprising? Based on my own personal experience with word games, the answer is no, not at all.

Basically, the objective of most word games is to form a word out of letters or a phrase out of words. These games are great for teaching people of all ages the skill of writing, as well as helping to improve one’s spelling. In the case of children, they can certainly assist with the learning of the alphabet. So, young or old, go for it. Have a ball playing your favorite downloadable word games on your PC.

Clicking on any of the links below will present you with a list of downloadable word games available for the Microsoft Windows (PC) platform.

Downloadable PC Word Games

Flip Words (January 2005) - including the newer version Flip Words 2 (February 2007) - Word Wizard Deluxe (January 2005), Big Kahuna Words (December 2005)...

Do any of these word games ring a bell? Dating back to the year 2005, these are some of the older, yet still relatively popular casual downloadable PC word games.

And, there's plenty more where they come from; together with a number of newer, more recent, word games.

Have a squizz at these 30 odd casual downloadable PC word games sorted by:

Game Name (alphabetically),

Game Release Date (from the newest PC word games to the oldest PC word games),

Game Popularity (from the most popular PC word games to the least popular PC word games).

Recent Downloadable PC Word Games

Not interested in playing the older word games? No problem. Titles such as Spinword (August 2007), Merriam Webster's Spell-Jam (May 2007), Flip Words 2 (February 2007) and others have all recently been released to satisfy your appetite for the newer, more exciting and fun-filled casual downloadable PC word games. Check out the Top 5 and Top 10 most recent casual downloadable PC word games below:

The Top 5 most recent PC word games.

The Top 10 most recent PC word games.

Popular Downloadable PC Word Games

Would you like to know which of the casual downloadable PC word games are currently ranked as the most popular? PC word games such as Boggle (May 2007), Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters (November 2005) and Word Whomp To Go (September 2006) should get your taste buds going. If not, here are the Top 5 and Top 10 most popular casual downloadable PC word games:

The Top 5 most popular PC word games.

The Top 10 most popular PC word games.