word game

American  

noun

1. any game or contest involving skill in using, forming, guessing, or changing words or expressions, such as anagrams or Scrabble.

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word game British  

noun

1. any game involving the formation, discovery, or alteration of a word or words

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Example Sentences

“Tonight” host Jimmy Fallon is producing a pilot based on the popular New York Times word game.

From Los Angeles Times

The first thing I do Monday and every day, unless I have a really slammed schedule, is I do the New York Times word games.

From The Wall Street Journal

Devastated, Rhiannon and her partner were using social media for support, as well as playing online word games together.

From BBC

As well as voting for their favourite bird, nature lovers have also been able to take part this year in a version of the popular web-based word game Wordle - called, of course, Birdle.

From BBC

"This is Beijing trying to explore the possibility of using word games to create an off-ramp for both sides, so that they can gradually climb their way down from this escalation spiral," he says.

From BBC