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PROJECT 01 / WORD GAMES / IPHONE & IPAD

Thumbs, meet
your next puzzle.

Remember tapping 4-4-4 to get an I? There’s a whole new reason to pick up that keypad.

Thumbwords turns a familiar phone keypad into six word games. Decode clues, discover words hiding on the same keys, uncover phrases, or see how fast your thumbs can go.

Get it on the App Store ↗

For iPhone & iPad · Free starter puzzles
Optional one-time purchase unlocks more.

Latest Thumbwords game library inside the Blue brick handset
01 / YOUR POCKET COLLECTION
Current Codebreaker puzzle inside the Blue brick handset
02 / CRACK THE CODE
Current Number Hunt puzzle inside the Silver flip handset
03 / FIND WHAT’S HIDING

Screenshots preview the latest development build. The App Store version may differ.

01

Codebreaker

Three clues. Their keypad numbers. Find the words and the connection between them.

02

Number Hunt

One string of digits can hide a surprising number of words. See how many you can find.

03

Hidden Phrase

Reveal the keys behind a phrase, then call its letters to piece it together.

04

Sprint

Text like it’s 1999. Race through a phrase and chase your own personal best.

05

Textfall

Turn falling number blocks into words before the stack gets the better of you.

06

Key Ladder

Get from one word to another by changing one keypad digit at a time.

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A little nostalgia.
A lot to figure out.

Find Thumbwords on the App Store ↗