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Word PlayNewsBug fixes and balance changes
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Bug fixes and balance changes

Word Play · published 22 Jul 2025, 07:31 UTC · build 19311275

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Hi! Thanks for your continued Word Play bug reports. Here's what's changed in 1.06:

New:

Added more words to the Word Play dictionary

Added tutorial message if player clicks, but doesn't hold, on refresh button

Diamond Tiles are de-prioritised when typing on the keyboard

Re-balanced:

Buffed Modifier "Add 3 Bonus Points. Increases by 1 when you add a new tile to the Letter Bag". Now +2 on new tile.

Buffed "If two adjacent tiles share the same letter, both score double", to both score triple

Buffed I, E, and O, and Letter Pair challenges. Now +4, and lock at +40.

Buffed "Add 1 Bonus Points for each unused Upgrade" to be +5

Buffed "Increases by 2 whenever you re-roll the perks" Modifier, to +5

Certain Special Rounds (including Special Tiles Nullified) are less likely to appear

Fixed:

Fixed bug with "If the last word of the round starts with a Vowel, the perk screen will have four perks to pick from"

Improved "Alphabet Challenge" achievement experience

Improved interaction between ! and Mirror Tiles

Fixed bug with "Y is considered a vowel" and "The lowest-scoring Consonant scores 5x"

Improved clarity of "Swap a tile with a Vowel from the Letter Bag", if you don't have the "Y is a vowel" Modifier

Fixed bug with "Convert a tile into a Wildcard Tile with the same score" upgrade

Fixed visual bug when re-rolling perks while using lowercase accessibility setting

Fixed bug with Modifier "If the last tile is a Vowel, permanently increase its score by 2"

Fixed bug with Modifier "Double the Bonus Points rewards for spelling longer words"

Changed descriptions of Refresh and Hold Zone modifiers to increase clarity

Fixed issue with "After each submission, convert a random unsubmitted tile into a Diamond Tile" sometimes picking Diamond tiles

Improved controller support during Special Round "Can use up to 5 Tiles" (etc)

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Game update27 May 2026Bug fixes - 1.10- Made "Ultramarathon" mode's final score attainable without having to make a game-breaking build - Added a number of user requested words to the dictionary, including DOOMER, WEEBS, PALEO, LOWKEY, and JACKALOPE - Fixed bug with the modifier "If the word begins with A, multiply the Final Score by 2 (Letter changes every round)", where the short and long descriptions could get out of sync, causi…Game update19 Aug 2025Bug fixes - 1.09- Fixed bug where hitting "Play Again" after losing a game would let you resume to your pre-lose state - Fixed visual bug when resuming a save game in High Contrast mode with Locked Tiles - Improved readability of highlighted words during special rounds (i.e "Plays" and "Refresh") - Fixed bug involving Modifiers that add extra tile slots to the boardGame update4 Aug 2025Bug fixes - 1.08Hey! Here are this week's bug fixes · Word Play now works with touchscreen Windows devices · Modifier "If two adjacent tiles share the same letter, both score 3x" now works with Mirror Tiles · Fixed issue with modifier "Add 10 Bonus Points during Special Rounds" · Glass duplicates now duplicate the tile's upgraded score · Improved updating issues with Mirror and Exclamation tiles · Improved vis…