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WordRush Game Modes

Every mode uses the same trace-and-submit basics from How to Play. Pick the clock, board, target, or twist that sounds most fun.

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Pick your pace

Classic

Both

4×4 · 2 min · 3+ letters. Free play on the original quick board.

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Blitz

Both

4×4 · 60 sec · 3+ letters. Find as many words as you can in one fast minute.

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Race to 500

Both

4×4 · 4 min · 3+ letters. The round ends when someone reaches 500 points or time runs out.

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Word Stretch

Both

6×6 · 3 min · 5+ letters. The bigger board only counts longer words.

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Long Haul

Both

6×6 · 3 min · 6+ letters. Go after big words only.

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Score Attack

Both

5×5 · 2½ min · 3+ letters. Reach 250 points before the clock.

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Play by a different rule

Random Rush

Both

Keep a run going through randomly selected eligible modes; end the rush when you are done.

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Sudden Death

Both

5×5 · 3 min · 3+ letters. One rejected non-duplicate word ends the round.

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Word Chain

Both

5×5 · 3 min · 3+ letters. Each accepted word must start with the last letter of the word before it.

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The Curse

Both

4×4 · 90 sec · 3+ letters. Every accepted word freezes its final tile.

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Bounty Tiles

Both

4×4 · 90 sec · 3+ letters. Claim charged tiles for a 25-point bonus each.

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Dirty Mode

Both · 18+

5×5 · 3 min · 3+ letters. Play with the adult dictionary.

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Daily, shared, and multiplayer

Daily Rush

Solo

4×4 · 60 sec · 3+ letters. Take on today’s shared board, then share your result.

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Echo Race

Solo

Replay today’s Daily Rush board against your saved scoring pace. Finish Daily Rush first to create an echo.

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Word Relay

Solo · shareable

Pass one shared Daily board from player to player; your accepted word sets the next starting letter.

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Party Mode

Both

Build a round with a 4×4–6×6 grid, 3–5-letter minimum, and a 30-second to 5-minute clock.

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Custom Game

Both

Set the available grid, minimum length, timer, and rule template for your own round.

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Room Heist

Multiplayer

4×4 · 2 min · 3+ letters. Teams compete to claim 6+ letter words; start from a room with at least two players.

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Sudden Death Series

Multiplayer

Ten 30-second 4×4 rounds. An invalid non-duplicate word gives a strike, so consistency wins the series.

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Co-op

Multiplayer

4×4 · 2 min · 3+ letters. Work from one shared word pool toward a shared team score. Choose it when hosting a room.