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Wurdian is an online variant of the boardgame Scrabble, playable on Apple and iOS-devices. The app is developed by a Dutch person and the name, Wurdian, comes from the Frisian 'Wurd', which means word. The game was released in 2022 and has just over 100.000 registered players.

Rules
The rules of Wurdian are similar to those of Scrabble and Wordfeud, in that players form words on a 15-by-15 board. As in many other word games of this kind, the board contains bonus squares that double or triple the value of a letter or word played.

However, Wurdian also has some notable differences from Scrabble. For instance, each player gets exactly one joker per game, and there is a fixed bonus of 25 points for whoever clears his or her board first (regardless of the rating of the opponent's remaining letters). In addition, the game has a 'final round' in which other players have 1 more turn after the first player is finished.

The game can be played at different game speeds, from 90 seconds to 72 hours per move.

The most notable difference from Scrabble is that the game can be played with a so-called 'long-word bonus', which rewards players for laying out longer words.

Languages
Wurdian also has some special language versions. Apart from English, Dutch and ten other European languages, the app also has a Frisian version, which is a regional language in the north-east of the Netherlands.