Word Drop Online Help

The object of this game is to score as high as possible by making words. As you find enough words, you progress through six possible levels, each getting more difficult. Letters continuously drop into each column and when a column is filled with letters, it will glow red. You then need to use letter(s) from that column before another letter is to be dropped on that column. If that happens, the game is over.

How To Play

• Click the letter tiles to make words according to the rules for the level (see below). Tiles containing an asterisk (*) are "wild", ie may be used for any letter.
• To accept a word, either press the "Submit" button or press the "Enter" key or click the last letter in the word again. Only words in this Word Drop dictionary are acceptable (proper nouns are omitted).
• To clear a partial word, press the "Clear" button. Clicking any tile in the word prior to the last will reset the letter selection to that point.
• Click the "Pause" button to pause the game. Then click it again or the "Resume" button to continue.

Keyboard Keys

It is not possible to play the game with the keyboard because entering a letter does not identify which one is targetted if there is more than one occurrence of that letter on the board. (It is strategic which one should be used). But the following keys may be used to speed up entry.

• "Enter" will submit the word.
• "Space bar" or "Delete" key will clear current word.
• "Backspace" will cancel last letter clicked.
• "Down Arrow" key will drop tiles immediately. This can be useful in early levels.

Level Rules

Level 1: Any letters may be selected and words can be 3-8 letters long.

Level 2: Any letters may be selected and words can be 4-8 letters long.

Level 3: Only letters from same column or row may be selected and words can be 3-8 letters long.

Level 4: Only adjacent letters (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) may be selected and words can be 3-8 letters long. (Same as for Word Ferret.)

Level 5: Only letters from same column or row may be selected and words can be 4-8 letters long.

Level 6: Only adjacent letters (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) may be selected and words can be 4-8 letters long.

Scoring

Words are scored according to three factors: the frequency of the letter in the dictionary (similar to Scrabble), the length of the word and the current level.

Letters such as F,J,Q,V,W,X,Z are beneficial to use. Longer words will give a much higher score. In addition, words of length 5 or higher will delay the speed of the next letter drop proportionately. An increasingly higher percentage is added to the word score for each level.

Difficulty

You may select one of four difficulty levels in the Splash Screen at the start.

Beginner: Letters drop the slowest and uniformily across all columns.
Intermediate: Letters drop faster and uniformily across all columns.
Advanced: Letters drop at same speed as Beginner but randomly across columns.
Supreme: Letters drop at same speed as Intermediate but randomly across columns.

Note: Difficulty parameters and scoring may change in future based on empirical data collected.