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Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games by PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games update history & changes
Last change · 49 events since 4 May 2017Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 49 events
- 🔎Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games reached Top 10 for “world” in 3 countriesiOSGermany, India, Italy search · popularity 68
- 🔎Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games reached Top 10 for “world”iOS#6 in Indonesia search · popularity 77
- 🔎Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games reached Top 10 for “microsoft”iOS#5 in Philippines search · popularity 72
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games: age rating changediOS12+ → 4+
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: crushiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.492.0iOS- Feature upgrades
- Bug fixes and performance improvements - 🎉Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games in-app event: HalloweeniOSCHALLENGE · until 2 Nov
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.490.0iOS- Feature upgrades
- Bug fixes and performance improvements - 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.842.0AndroidAlert: Please update to the latest build to be eligible for video rewards!
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 10 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Word · AE · Top Grossing · Word · SA · Top Grossing · Word · VN
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: guessiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: crosswordiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games in-app event: Haunted Manor iOSCHALLENGE · until 25 Oct
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Word · TR
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: collectiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Word · VN
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games charting in a new countryAndroidVietnam
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: relaxingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Word · MX · Top Grossing · Word · NL · Top Grossing · Word · TH · Top Grossing · Word · TR
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Netherlands · Thailand · Turkey
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: genres, friendsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.834.0AndroidAlert: Please update to the latest build to be eligible for video rewards!
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: playtomiciOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: genresiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.824.0AndroidAlert: Please update to the latest build to be eligible for video rewards!
- 🎉Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games in-app event: Archaeological dig siteiOSCHALLENGE · until 11 Oct
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: genres, funiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: gamingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games updated to version 1.488.0iOS- Feature upgrades
- Bug fixes and performance improvements - ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: gaming, relaxing, across, guess +1 moreiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Word · AE
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: genresiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games reached Top 10 for “word”iOS#10 in Australia search · popularity 84
- ✏️Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games added hidden keywords: gaming, guess, searchiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games reached Top 10 for “safari”iOS#6 in South Korea search · popularity 72
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Word · IT
- 📈Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games first spotted by AppInsideriOS#48 in Top Free · Word · Australia
- 🎉Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games in-app event: BBQ partyiOSCHALLENGE · until 27 Sep
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games version 1.486.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games version 1.822.0AndroidAlert: Please update to the latest build to be eligible for video rewards!
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games: its developer released another app: Mahjong Match EmpireiOS
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games: its developer released another app: Tile TravelsAndroid
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games: its developer released another app: Pawzzle!iOS
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
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#word game #brain teaser #casual #offline #travel theme #vocabulary
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Google Play
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Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.800.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 50M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 200 Coins | |
| 2 | 60 Spins | |
| 3 | 800 Coins + 2 Hints + 2 BH | |
| 4 | 1600 coins | |
| 5 | Purchase Premium Spins subscription | |
| 6 | Purchase tile 1 subscription | |
| 7 | Open Regular Piggy Bank | |
| 8 | 100 coins | |
| 9 | 400 coins | |
| 10 | Open Crystal Piggy Bank |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #24 | 6 of 30 countries | #47 | #24 |
| Google Play | #8 | 15 of 23 countries | #46 | #8 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (5)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | 81% | ▼ -8% | |
| 54 | 9% | ▼ -55% | |
| 45 | 7% | ▼ -61% | |
| 16 | 3% | ▼ -6% | |
| 1.2 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 599k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 594k 103k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.2M |
What users say about Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games
From the 91 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical issues including black screens, crashes, and loss of long-term progress. The game is also heavily criticized for intrusive, loud, and frequent advertisements that disrupt gameplay.
Mixed (37% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and not being fun. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “More frustrating than fun”
- Ads: “The ads are distributive turn off”
- Ease of use: “I’ve been playing Word Trip for a couple of years & I especially like that the spelling words are easy then I’m challenged with the super hard”
- Features & content: “I was at level 4000+ and it disappeared two days ago”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Distuptive advertisements”
- Fun: “I enjoy the game, but the sound controls do not work properly”
- Crashes & bugs: “Freeze and crashes constantly”
- Updates: “Black screen after update”
About Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games
We combined the classic word scrabble game with WordTrip, re-imagined to give you the best entertainment, all the while challenging you to a great brain exercise.
WordTrip is first of its kind word puzzle game stitched together with a cross-country travel theme. Connect letters to spell words, and you may discover new words to improve your vocabulary. Solve each word puzzle to travel your way around all the world. As you travel, puzzles get trickier as new countries welcome you. Up for a world tour with words?
• WordTrip, with its puzzles, is fun brain teasers challenging you to find the hidden words, test your vocabulary, spelling skills and puzzle solving ability.
• No rush, no stress - A travel-themed game to give a fun exercise to your brain in your free time and improve your word power.
• Relaxing backgrounds and music lets you explore countries all around the world with words.
• If you are a word lover and love to solve anagrams by unscrambling letters, WordTrip is the perfect choice for the best brain like you.
How to Play:
The rules are simple, swipe the letters on the compass to find hidden words
You may shuffle the letters or use hints if you are stuck on any puzzle.
Game Features:
• Free to Play Game – Download the game for FREE
• Easy to Learn but Hard to Master – Easy gameplay gets you going from the first anagram puzzle keeping you engaged for hours
• Challenging Word Puzzles – Puzzles range from 2 to 7 letter words. It starts easy and gets tougher as you move ahead in the game
• Improve Your Vocabulary – Scrabble your brain to find hidden words from the same set of letters. Flex your brain muscles in your free time and improve your vocabulary and spelling skills.
• Play Across Any Device – You can play the game on your mobile, tablet and of course on your laptop.
• Play Anytime – Travelling and you have problems like No Wifi or No internet? Fret not, You can play offline too
• Sync Your Game Progress – Sync your game progress across your devices simply by logging in with Facebook with a single click and start where you left off.
• Light on Your Device – Game does not drain your battery or occupy too much disk space.
• Travel Themed levels – A unique travel-themed game with awesome animations throughout your word tour
WordTrip is the latest top rated word game from the makers of Daily Themed Crossword, WordTrek & Crossword Jam.
WordTrip VIP Membership
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VIP Membership allows you get the below exclusive benefits every week:
• No Ads
• Instant Joining Bonus
• Discount on Special Hints
• Free Special Hints every 6 hours
- VIP Membership price may vary between $2.99 and $4.99 per week
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.
- The account will be charged
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games App Store
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games is #24 in Games › Word Grossing in United States and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Cartoon 2D Modern short sessions IAP Ads
#word game #brain teaser #casual #offline #travel theme #vocabulary
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games on the App Store
App details
Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 200 Coins | |
| 2 | 60 Spins | |
| 3 | 800 Coins + 2 Hints + 2 BH | |
| 4 | 1600 coins | |
| 5 | Purchase Premium Spins subscription | |
| 6 | Purchase tile 1 subscription | |
| 7 | Open Regular Piggy Bank | |
| 8 | 100 coins | |
| 9 | 400 coins | |
| 10 | Open Crystal Piggy Bank |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › WordGrossing | #24 | |
| Games › WordFree | #47 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #32 | |
| Games › WordFree | #63 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #36 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #52 | |
| Games › WordFree | #48 | |
| Games › WordFree | #50 | |
| Games › WordFree | #111 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #80 |
Apps near Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games on the chart
Games › Word Grossing, around #24.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (5)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | 81% | ▼ -8% | |
| 54 | 9% | ▼ -55% | |
| 45 | 7% | ▼ -61% | |
| 16 | 3% | ▼ -6% | |
| 1.2 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games
From the 91 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical issues including black screens, crashes, and loss of long-term progress. The game is also heavily criticized for intrusive, loud, and frequent advertisements that disrupt gameplay.
Mixed (37% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and not being fun. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “More frustrating than fun”
- Ads: “The ads are distributive turn off”
- Ease of use: “I’ve been playing Word Trip for a couple of years & I especially like that the spelling words are easy then I’m challenged with the super hard”
- Features & content: “I was at level 4000+ and it disappeared two days ago”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Distuptive advertisements”
- Fun: “I enjoy the game, but the sound controls do not work properly”
- Crashes & bugs: “Freeze and crashes constantly”
- Updates: “Black screen after update”
About Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games
We combined the classic word scrabble game with WordTrip, re-imagined to give you the best entertainment, all the while challenging you to a great brain exercise.
WordTrip is first of its kind word puzzle game stitched together with a cross-country travel theme. Connect letters to spell words, and you may discover new words to improve your vocabulary. Solve each word puzzle to travel your way around all the world. As you travel, puzzles get trickier as new countries welcome you. Up for a world tour with words?
• WordTrip, with its puzzles, is fun brain teasers challenging you to find the hidden words, test your vocabulary, spelling skills and puzzle solving ability.
• No rush, no stress - A travel-themed game to give a fun exercise to your brain in your free time and improve your word power.
• Relaxing backgrounds and music lets you explore countries all around the world with words.
• If you are a word lover and love to solve anagrams by unscrambling letters, WordTrip is the perfect choice for the best brain like you.
How to Play:
The rules are simple, swipe the letters on the compass to find hidden words
You may shuffle the letters or use hints if you are stuck on any puzzle.
Game Features:
• Free to Play Game – Download the game for FREE
• Easy to Learn but Hard to Master – Easy gameplay gets you going from the first anagram puzzle keeping you engaged for hours
• Challenging Word Puzzles – Puzzles range from 2 to 7 letter words. It starts easy and gets tougher as you move ahead in the game
• Improve Your Vocabulary – Scrabble your brain to find hidden words from the same set of letters. Flex your brain muscles in your free time and improve your vocabulary and spelling skills.
• Play Across Any Device – You can play the game on your mobile, tablet and of course on your laptop.
• Play Anytime – Travelling and you have problems like No Wifi or No internet? Fret not, You can play offline too
• Sync Your Game Progress – Sync your game progress across your devices simply by logging in with Facebook with a single click and start where you left off.
• Light on Your Device – Game does not drain your battery or occupy too much disk space.
• Travel Themed levels – A unique travel-themed game with awesome animations throughout your word tour
WordTrip is the latest top rated word game from the makers of Daily Themed Crossword, WordTrek & Crossword Jam.
WordTrip VIP Membership
------------------------------------
VIP Membership allows you get the below exclusive benefits every week:
• No Ads
• Instant Joining Bonus
• Discount on Special Hints
• Free Special Hints every 6 hours
- VIP Membership price may vary between $2.99 and $4.99 per week
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.
- The account will be charged
Latest updates
Store changes
What Word Trip - Word Puzzles Games changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game Android
Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game is #8 in Games › Word Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 15 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Cartoon 2D Modern short sessions IAP Ads
#word game #puzzle #casual #travel theme #brain training #offline
Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.800.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 200 Coins | |
| 2 | 60 Spins | |
| 3 | 800 Coins + 2 Hints + 2 BH | |
| 4 | 1600 coins | |
| 5 | Purchase Premium Spins subscription | |
| 6 | Purchase tile 1 subscription | |
| 7 | Open Regular Piggy Bank | |
| 8 | 100 coins | |
| 9 | 400 coins | |
| 10 | Open Crystal Piggy Bank |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › WordGrossing | #8 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #9 | |
| Games › WordFree | #46 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #13 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #14 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #13 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #23 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordFree | #90 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #12 | |
| Games › WordFree | #69 | |
| Games › WordFree | #89 | |
| Games › WordFree | #193 | |
| Games › WordFree | #164 | |
| Games › WordFree | #194 | |
| Games › WordFree | #147 |
Apps near Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game on the chart
Games › Word Grossing, around #8.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the game's relaxing nature and mental stimulation but are increasingly frustrated by aggressive ad monetization. Recent updates have introduced intrusive audio ads during gameplay and technical issues like crashes and missing rewards.
Mostly positive (81% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Fun: “Having fun playing a game”
- Ads: “pretty cool word game and not much ads”
- Ease of use: “it's fun and easy to play”
- Updates: “u can update this app now please”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Ads now appear DURING a game”
- Crashes & bugs: “If you can unfreeze it, you could stop it from freezing from the begining”
- Fun: “I played this for years and it was challenging”
- Updates: “Just updated it last week and I cannot take the ads anymore!”
About Word Trip - Word Puzzle Game
🧩 Solve fun word puzzles
• Swipe letters to form hidden words
• Start easy, then challenge yourself with hundreds of tricky levels
• Discover new words and expand your vocabulary every day
🌎 Travel the world
• Unlock scenic backdrops as you progress
• Visit iconic landmarks with every puzzle you solve
• Enjoy a calming soundtrack that makes each level feel like a getaway
💡 Boost your brainpower
• Keep your mind sharp with daily challenges
• Train your memory and improve focus while playing
• Perfect for a quick mental workout or a relaxing break
✨ Why you’ll love Word Trip
• Thousands of word puzzles to keep you entertained
• Simple, addictive gameplay—easy to pick up, hard to put down
• Play anytime, anywhere—no Wi-Fi needed
Download Word Trip today and join millions of players around the world who love solving word puzzles while exploring beautiful destinations!
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