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The best game on the Apple Store that I have played in a long time! A must have for word games on your phone. Again, Better than other leading ones in the same category!","version":"2.0.0","date":"2026-01-21T00:00:00Z","rating":5,"app_id":6615086509,"username":"Justin Courtemanche","title":"Iconic, Must have for NYT Games as well as Word Games.","country":"US","tags":["service","design","user_data_and_privacy"],"review_id":13659744823},{"content":"Thoroughly enjoying the game, and I’m playing daily with friends and family members. I would ask that you make the hard level of the computer challenge game, harder, and that you consider making the letters on your board at the end at the deduct from your score. I would also love some sort of an information bit about why the dictionary as you use are used. 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