2016Gil Hova
- Videos
- 11
- Creators
- 9
1 - 5 players60 - 90 minMedium weight

2017Gil Hova
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Wordsy is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Wordsy is a streamlined re-implementation of Prolix. Each round, players study the 8 letters (always consonants) on the board in real time. The first player to write down a word flips a 30-second timer. That player is now the fastest player, and every other player now has 30 seconds to write down their word. Once time has run out, the fastest player scores their word by counting the point value of each of the matching letters on the board. Players are not limited to the letters on the board; they can add any letters they'd like. Letters score based on which of the 4 columns of the board they're in, and how rare they are. After the fastest player scores, the first player clockwise scores their word, and compares it to the fastest player. If that player scored more than the fastest player, they score a small bonus. Every other player scores their word and checks for a bonus. Once they've all done this, the fastest player scores a bonus if their score is equal to or higher than half the other player's scores. After 7 rounds, players add the scores their best 5 words, plus their bonuses. The player with the most points wins!
Wordsy has 13 videos from 11 creators: 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 4 playthroughs and 3 unboxings. They date from 2022 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Putting my vocabulary to the test in Wordsy! (solo play through)" by Ruel Gaviola, which runs 17 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Wordsy Review: His Vocabulistics is Limited" by The Dice Tower. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "All the Games with Steph: Wordsy" by Steph Hodge, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Networks: Primetime, The Rival Networks, The Networks: On the Air and The Networks: Megacorp, also by Gil Hova.
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2016Gil Hova
1 - 5 players60 - 90 minMedium weight
2021Gil Hova
2 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
2016Gil Hova
1 - 5 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Wordsy is a streamlined re-implementation of Prolix. Each round, players study the 8 letters (always consonants) on the board in real time. The first player to write down a word flips a 30-second timer. That player is now the fastest player, and every other player now has 30 seconds to write down their word. Once time has run out, the fastest player scores their word by counting the point value of each of the matching letters on the board. Players are not limited to the letters on the board; they can add any letters they'd like. Letters score based on which of the 4 columns of the board they're in, and how rare they are. After the fastest player scores, the first player clockwise scores their word, and compares it to the fastest player. If that player scored more than the fastest player, they score a small bonus. Every other player scores their word and checks for a bonus. Once they've all done this, the fastest player scores a bonus if their score is equal to or higher than half the other player's scores. After 7 rounds, players add the scores their best 5 words, plus their bonuses. The player with the most points wins!
Designer
Gil Hova
Artist
Scott Hartman
Publisher
Formal Ferret Games
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