Aji’s iPhone word game Lexel [App Store] offers a nice and free (for now) variation of your standard word game.
Like all word games, the goal is to simply create words of 3 or more letters. Lexel, however, adds a twist by requiring you to move the letters around on a limited grid in order to form words.
Letters continue to appear randomly on the screen so you need to be quick to form words before the screen fills up. Tiles also can only “slide" around on a grid and must be moved around other pieces. This adds a spacial component to the game that actually works quite well.
Once the board is filled, the game shifts into the the “relaxed" (non-timed) phase where you can continue to form words (if you are able) and then subsequently slide tiles using the empty spaces that are left.
The game was originally released at $1.99 but dropped to Free at the end of April for a “limited time". A nicely produced game that’s easily worth the download for word-game fans looking for something different.
App Store Link: Lexel, Free
