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Zynga announced on 8 October 2026<\/a> that Words With Friends now has over 25,000 newly playable words. It named four of them: BUZZWORTHY<\/strong>, BFF<\/strong>, DRIP<\/strong> and BOOKCLUB<\/strong>. SheKnows, citing Zynga, named 14 more. We checked all 18 against a third-party list that appears to run the updated dictionary and against ENABLE, the public word list the game was built on. Thirteen appear to be new. The other five each come with a caveat of being unconfirmed as of yet. But we are hard at work to bring accurate updates to you asap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No full list has been published that we can find. This post will be updated as more words are confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Zynga Announced on 8 October<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zynga announced the update through Business Wire<\/a> on 8 October 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. The same text appears on Zynga\u2019s site under the title \u201cWords With Friends Expands Its Dictionary with 25,000 New Words.\u201d The company claims \u201cover 25,000 newly playable words,\u201d \u201cmodernized definitions,\u201d and a new in-game word-reporting tool that lets players \u201cflag definitions, challenge entries, and help shape the words used in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The additions fall into two groups. Pop culture terms, lifestyle words and slang (Zynga\u2019s examples are BUZZWORTHY, BFF, DRIP and BOOKCLUB) are playable in all game modes. Competitive players get \u201cthousands of new word additions with sharper definitions that open up high-value plays.\u201d Zynga states: \u201cThe updated dictionary is available now in Words With Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yaron Leyvand, Executive Vice President, Mobile Games at Zynga, said players \u201cwanted new words, modern definitions, and a dictionary that evolves alongside them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The App Store listing for the game shows an in-app event card that reads \u201cMAJOR UPDATE: More words. More ways to win.\u201d No new app version has appeared since the announcement. The latest version, 61.01.01, is dated 30 September 2026. Players probably do not need to update the app, though Zynga has not said whether older versions receive the new words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources: Zynga announcement<\/a>, App Store listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every New Words With Friends Word Named So Far<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On 12 October 2026 we traced each of the 18 named words to the page that lists it. We then looked it up in a third-party word finder that appears to run the updated Words With Friends list, and in ENABLE. Thirteen of the words are accepted by the updated list and are absent from ENABLE. Those 13 appear to be new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tile value here means the most a word\u2019s letters can score before any board bonus. It is not a guaranteed score. Values come from the Words With Friends tile values<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word<\/th>What it means<\/th>Tile value<\/th>Named by<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
BUZZWORTHY<\/td>attracting or deserving a lot of attention<\/td>29 <\/td>Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
BOOKCLUB<\/td>book club, written as one word<\/td>23<\/td>Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
OBV<\/td>reads as texting shorthand for \u201cobviously\u201d<\/td>10<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
DADROCK<\/td>dad rock, a nickname for classic rock<\/td>16<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
BLACKBELT<\/td>black belt, written as one word<\/td>24<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
BOGART<\/td>to use or consume without sharing; probably named after the actor Humphrey Bogart<\/td>11<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
DETOXIFIER<\/td>something that detoxifies<\/td>21<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
FASTFLOWING<\/td>fast-flowing, normally written with a hyphen<\/td>24<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
GOALKICK<\/td>goal kick, written as one word<\/td>17 at most<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
HUNGERSTRIKE<\/td>hunger strike, written as one word<\/td>22<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
ICECREAM<\/td>ice cream, written as one word<\/td>17<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
INNERSPACE<\/td>inner space, written as one word<\/td>18<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr>
MUZZ<\/td>old slang: to study hard, or to confuse<\/td>16 at most<\/td>SheKnows, citing Zynga<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Word statuses checked 12 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUZZWORTHY\u2019s letters add up to 39 points on paper, but the game has only one Z. The second Z must be a blank worth 0, so the letters can score at most 29. MUZZ faces the same limit and tops out at 16 instead of 26. GOALKICK<\/strong> needs two Ks and the game has one, so it scores at most 17 instead of 22. Even with the blank, BUZZWORTHY<\/strong> still holds the highest tile value among the 18 named words. BLACKBELT<\/strong> and FASTFLOWING<\/strong> follow at 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight of the 13 new words are phrases normally written as two words or with a hyphen: BOOKCLUB<\/strong>, DADROCK<\/strong>, BLACKBELT<\/strong>, FASTFLOWING<\/strong>, GOALKICK<\/strong>, HUNGERSTRIKE<\/strong>, ICECREAM<\/strong> and INNERSPACE<\/strong>. A tile game has no space or hyphen, so a phrase can enter the dictionary only when closed up. Some of the \u201cnew\u201d words have been in English for decades. Merriam-Webster dates BUZZWORTHY<\/strong> to 1980. Words With Friends launched in 2009. The 13 new words represent 0.052 percent of the 25,000 Zynga announced, or fewer than one in a thousand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we ran the checks, the closed-up phrases stood out immediately. More than half the new words on the list are ordinary two-word expressions written without a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources: SheKnows<\/a>, Merriam-Webster on buzzworthy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five Named Words That Come With a Caveat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Five of the 18 named words are not straightforward additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n