The paid version of Words With Friends HD [2.99] has been available for the iPad since the dinosaurs began hocking up miasmic balls of cosmic goo. But the free version? Nah, that hasn’t been around at all — until recently at least.

The free version of WWF HD [free] is now available to download as of yesterday, and just like its iPhone counterpart, the app is ad-supported.

In this version specifically, you’ll get access to everything WWF. In other words, you’ll be able to play up to 20 games at the same time, join and start online games, chat in a cute little text box while playing, receive push notifications when not in the app, and feel like a moron whenever you spell “van" knowing full well that “V" could have gone somewhere else for more points.

There’s not a lot that differentiates the iPhone and iPad versions of WWF. The iPad version, of course, has more screen space to work with and looks sharper, but that’s about it. I should note that, annoyingly, both the free and paid versions of the iPad app are locked in portrait mode, so no horizontal spelling action is allowed. It’s a bummer, but, hey, WWF is (kinda) free now on the iPad! Why am I complaining?