Mining for Words
$0.93
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About Mining for Words
Mining for Words is a word game. You begin with a random set of 144 tiles stacked in a Mah Jong solitaire style pyramid. Some tiles are open for play, while others are buried in their stacks or blocked from play by surrounding tiles. You score points by building words from letter tiles that are open for play. As you build words by removing letter tiles from the pyramid, new tiles are opened for play.
The score for each word is based on its length, with longer words scoring significantly more points (revolt is worth 21 points while revolutionary is worth 91 points). Clearing all 144 tiles from the pyramid earns a bonus of 200 points, so you must craft your final words carefully.
Supported device sizes range from the tiny 2.7 inch QVGA up to ten inch tablets.
Coming Soon: Mining for Words 1.1 - The Leaderboard Edition.
The score for each word is based on its length, with longer words scoring significantly more points (revolt is worth 21 points while revolutionary is worth 91 points). Clearing all 144 tiles from the pyramid earns a bonus of 200 points, so you must craft your final words carefully.
Supported device sizes range from the tiny 2.7 inch QVGA up to ten inch tablets.
Coming Soon: Mining for Words 1.1 - The Leaderboard Edition.
All Application Badges
Paid
app
app
Android
2.3.3+
2.3.3+
Bug
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Android game
Game History & Updates
What's Changed
1.0.5:
Small fix to reset score to 0 when starting new game.
Miscellaneous code cleanup.
1.0.4:
The game board can now be zoomed and scrolled. No more frustrating tiny letter tiles!
Nearly all command buttons have been moved into the menu or the action bar, to squeeze out a little more space for the game board.
Color scheme adjusted slightly to be more friendly to the color-blind.
Oh no! I got a phone call! Not to worry, your in-progress game is now saved.
License check added.
1.0.5:
Small fix to reset score to 0 when starting new game.
Miscellaneous code cleanup.
1.0.4:
The game board can now be zoomed and scrolled. No more frustrating tiny letter tiles!
Nearly all command buttons have been moved into the menu or the action bar, to squeeze out a little more space for the game board.
Color scheme adjusted slightly to be more friendly to the color-blind.
Oh no! I got a phone call! Not to worry, your in-progress game is now saved.
License check added.
More downloads Mining for Words reached 100 - 500 downloads
Price update Price changed from $0.99 to $0.93.
Price update Price changed from $0.87 to $0.99.
Price update Price changed from $0.99 to $0.87.
What are users saying about Mining for Words
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by K####:
by K####:
My friend showed this game to me and I absolutely love it. It really challenges me to stretch my vocabulary.
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by K####:
by K####:
This is one of the coolest games I've ever played. I purchased the game to use on my NOOK HD+. It works great, and the size of the board/tiles is easy to use (updates have fixed game size issue listed in another review). Here are some things that make this game super cool...I like to try to make the longest words I can since bigger words = bigger scores, I like the challenge of trying to get really big words by "uncovering" new tiles, without using the tiles I need for my super-sized word, I like trying to clear the board to get that awesome 200 point bonus, I like trying to continuously get faster and faster times on clearing the board. I would highly recommend this game.
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by D####:
by D####:
I love this game its awsome
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by D####:
by D####:
I have played other word jong type games. The tiles are tny and I end up hitting several at a time. I have not found a way to adjust board. OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE A FUN GAME.
by R####:
Enjoy this type of word game, there is only one other that is similar. Would be much better if the letter tiles had different values and the game menu had more options.