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This article contains everything you need to know about Arkadium’s Word Wipe 2 Game.


This is a guide to the sequel game to the original Word Wipe. If you'd like to see the guide to the original game, you can find it Here .


Use the list below to navigate specific topics about Word Wipe 2. 



How to play


Welcome to a brand new direction on a fan favorite! The always popular Word Wipe game by Arkadium now has a sequel. Word Wipe 2: Power Play, a way to mix fun, familiar gameplay with a bold new gameplay style.


Click and drag along a line of at least 3 letters to form a word. Release the mouse to submit. When you submit a word, you will get points. More complex words are worth more points.




NOTE: you can also select letters by clicking them one at a time. Click the last letter again to submit the word


Unlike the original Word Wipe game, Word Wipe 2 does not have clearing horizontal or vertical lines as an objective. In Word Wipe 2, you have a specific limit of points you must reach to clear the stage. This allows for a more versatile gameplay and a completely different limit to be reached. The points you must reach are detailed at the beginning of each level.



You can also view the objective score in-game, alongside your own score, so that you can check how much you still have until the objective.



These are the game's indicators.



  1. Menu. Here is where you can control things such as the game's sound, music, and quit the game.
  2. Level indicator. This shows the level you're currently in.
  3. Timer. This shows you how much time you have remaining until the level is over.
  4. Pause. Press here to pause the game and take a look at your statistics.
  5. Overall score. This is how much you've scored since the game began.
  6. Level score and goal score. Here, you can see the goal score and how much you've scored so far. You'll see how much you have to go until you reach the goal.
  7. Current word. This is the current word you're selecting at the time. You'll see the score you'll earn, as well as a multiplier to your points. Longer words will have greater multipliers.
  8. Charge bar. Charging this bar allows you to gain and use Boost Letters, a brand new boost in Word Wipe 2.
  9. Boost Letters. These are letters that can be dragged into the game board to help you create the perfect word. We have a more comprehensive explanation below.
  10. Boosts. You can use these boosts when you like, with attention to their limits.


The menu of the game looks like this. You can change the music or sound volume independently, or mute them in their icons. You can also check out the help section, see your stats or quit the game.



When you pause the game, you'll be able to see your Statistics like this.




Boost Letters


Boost Letters are a brand new function to Word Wipe 2. Instead of charging bombs like in the original Word Wipe game, the charge bar now provides you with letters for you to use in the game. Each time the bar is charged, a new letter will appear.



The letters can then be used to form words in the game itself. 



Use the letters to form brand new words in the game board, strategically creating better opportunities in the game board itself.



Boosts


You can use three different boosts in this game. However, boosts are unrelated to your score and performance this time.



This is what they do:



Shuffle will shuffle all of the tiles in the game so that you can have a different chance when picking out words.



Magnifying Glass will find you full words as you select letters. When you're close to figuring out a specfic word, a glow will appear around your selected tile.



You can then select the final letter with this assistance.




Bombs will delete a full 3 by 3 tile area of letters in the game, providing you with the score for those letters. Drag them into the game area and let go of the mouse button to use them.


In order to gain Boosts, you can click on them, which will provide you with two different options. You can gain one by watching an ad, or purchase up to 3 with Gems. Take into account that each one has a limitation of how many times you can do so per game, which you can check next to its icon. 



After finishing a level, you can choose to add 30 seconds to the next level by watching an ad or spending Gems. This too, can only be done a small number of times.




Tips


Keyboard control

You can save time with keyboard shortcuts available in the game.


     

Long words

Word Wipe gives you points for completing words on the letter tile board. 


While it’s a great idea to get some quick wins to raise your confidence, if you want to score high during your Word Wipe game then you need to aim for words that are longer and more complicated. 

So, a good strategy is to broaden your vocabulary before you play Word Wipe. 


There are some great vocabulary apps that you can use to increase the number of words you can draw on when playing the game. This will give you the chance to find higher value words on the board. 


Use Boosts

Another brilliant tactic is to use boosts when possible. 


Tactically, always remember that boosts and boost letters can take you out of a tricky situation. So always use them plentifully.


Difficulty

At each new level, the difficulty increases.  


EXAMPLE: in level 1, you have 200 seconds to reach 300 points. In level 2, you have 190 seconds to reach 350 points.


Your time for each level is reduced by 10 seconds. This occurs incrementally up to level 16, where the timer will continue at 60.


NOTE: the number of levels is unlimited. You can reach as high a level and as high a score as you like.


Three same letters

You can select and remove actual words or sequences of the same three letters in a row.


EXAMPLE: you can select O-O-O to remove it, but it will only bring you a small number of points


 

NOTE: the Word Length Multiplier doesn't apply to words or letter combinations like O-O-O that only contain identical letters




All-time Best Words 

If you achieve a word with 6 letters or more, you'll have an All-time Best Word. Achieving one of these words will cause the letter icons to shine, as seen in the gif below.

 


At the end of the level, you'll see the word added to your list of All-Time Best Words. You can share this achievement with your friends by clicking on the "Share" icon. You can also click to continue onto the next level.



On the title screen of Word Wipe 2, you can also check out your All-Time Best Words by clicking on the trophy cup, which will take you to the statistics screen. There, you can check out all of the All-Time Best Words you have achieved, as well as other all-time statistics.




Scoring


For each letter in the list below, a certain number of points are given. If the letter is not on the list below, then only 1 point is given. 

 

Letter 

Score 

C, M, P, T, U 

4 

B 

7 

D, R, S, H, I 

2 

G 

5 

 

The total number of points per word is calculated as the sum of the number of points for each letter multiplied by two, then multiplied by the length of the word:
 

score = (w + o + r + d) * 2 * Word Length; 

 

EXAMPLE: because the word STORES contains 6 letters, the score = (2+4+1+2+1+2)*2*5 = 120 points