SEED GAME#5695 BGG all-time

What's My Word?(1972)

★ 7.2 BGG2 playersWeight 2.11
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Games like What's My Word?

Looking for games like What's My Word?? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Wheel Of Fortune Deluxe(1986)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.0
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66/100

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Orapa Mine(2024)

★ 7.42–5 players20 minWeight 1.9
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66/100

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Code 777(1985)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.3
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65/100

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First-Class Letters(2025)

★ 7.01–100 players20 minWeight 2.0
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64/100

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WordCraft(2022)

★ 6.92–4 players25 minWeight 1.7
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64/100

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Super Scrabble(2004)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Scarabeo(1963)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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WayWord(2011)

★ 7.02–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
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63/100

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Wordsearch(1988)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Knit Wit(2016)

★ 6.02–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Anagrams(1875)

★ 6.82–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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