word game

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word game

Summary

word game is a game genre[1]. It draws 639 Wikipedia views per month (game_genre category, ranking #8 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • word game's instance of is recorded as game genre[3].
  • word game is a type of mind game[4].
  • word game's Commons category is recorded as Word games[5].
  • word game's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Word games[6].
  • word game's partially coincident with is recorded as letter game[7].
  • word game's different from is recorded as word play[8].

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Definition and Type

word game's instance of is recorded as game genre[3]. It is a type of mind game[4].

Why It Matters

word game draws 639 Wikipedia views per month (game_genre category, ranking #8 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX546534
    Sitelink count → 17
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'cs', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fy', 'isv', 'ko', 'mk', 'nl', 'pt',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX546534"
  2. 11w ago · Wd-Ryan · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → WordGames
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: WordGames"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0323598-slovni-hry
    Aliases → —
    Partially coincident with → letter game
    Subclass of → mind game
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0323598-slovni-hry, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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