Amazon Alexa is the only way to play Zyngas latest take on Words with Friends

Game developer Zynga is launching a revised version of its once-popular Scrabble-like web game Words with Friends exclusively for Amazon Alexa today. The new game, called Word Pop, is a voice-based version of the word game that asks players to spell as many unique words as they can from a given six-letter bank across one-minute sessions. Players are scored based on the length of words and the total number of words.

Zynga says the game is designed for any Alexa-enabled device, including Echo speakers and other third-party Alexa devices. You can start a game by saying, “Hey Alexa, play Word Pop,” starting today.

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