The game includes new lightning and solo modes, alongside other tweaks and enhancements. It is available as a free download with optional in-app purchases.

Words with Friends celebrates its fifth birthday by getting a new app – New Words with Friends – complete with offline mode, matching features and a modernized look.

Words With Friends With Benefits Zynga is naturally talking up the success of the "Words With Friends" franchise. Its news release for the updated app had plenty of impressive metrics.

For those attached to the older version of Words With Friends, never fear — no one will be forced to upgrade. For those who choose to get the new app, ongoing games won’t be interrupted. And ...

If you've ever been disappointed when Words With Friends refused to accept "bae" as a real word, then noted actor, rapper and pun aficionado Ludacris has a new app for you. The wordsmith behind ...

The business model for franchises like Words With Friends is two-fold: there has been advertising in the app, and there will continue to be.