Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection Alternatives

Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection is described as 'A collection of small computer programs which implement one-player puzzle games. All of them run natively on Unix (GTK), on Windows, and on Mac OS X. They can also be played on the web, as Java or Javascript applets' and is a Puzzle Game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPad, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection alternative is Word Slicer, which is free. Other Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection like games are travle, Gurgle, WordHoot! and GuessThe.Game.

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  1. Scrabble3D icon
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    This program extends the conventional idea of Scrabble with Scrabble3D - adding a third dimension. Of course classic games using a 15x15 board or Superscrabble using a 21x21 board can be played too and you may configure any field setting yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Scrabble3D is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection.

    • Scrabble3D is Free and Open SourceSimon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection is also Free and Open Source
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    EclipseCrossword is simple tool to create crossword puzzles from the list of words/cues. Supports various languages for words, using different charsets (e.g. Cyrillic). Puzzles can be saved as images+text or as interactive web-pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The Crossword Maker allows you to easily create your own printable crossword puzzle and download it as a PDF. You can also choose different backgrounds for a spice of fun.

    Crosswords are great fun for kids, students and for family gatherings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Tanglet icon
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    Tanglet is a single player word finding game based on Boggle. The object of the game is to list as many words as you can before the time runs out. There are several timer modes that determine how much time you start with, and if you get extra time when you find a word.

    51 Tanglet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Word game, multiplayer and computer players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  6. Word Wise icon
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    Word Wise is designed to be a simple game where you sit back, relax, and make words. There are nearly half a million words you can make, and over 7 hours of music over 5 genres including Cinematic, Lo-Fi, and Vaporwave. Happy word making!.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Word Wise is the most popular commercial alternative to Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection.

    • Word Wise is Paid and ProprietarySimon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection is Free and Open Source
  7. Quackle icon
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    Open-source word game similar to Scrabble. Features a board editor, analysis tools, and artificial intelligence that rivals the best players in the world!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Play Words With Friends Free, the #1 mobile word game, with both your Android and iPhone/iPad-toting friends. Experience for yourself why millions of players are addicted to the word building, triple score seeking, chat bubble sending goodness of Words With Friends.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
    • Facebook
     
    • Words With Friends is the most popular iPad alternative to Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection.

    • Words With Friends is Freemium and ProprietarySimon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection is Free and Open Source
  9. Alphabear icon
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    In Alphabear, you spell words by selecting letters on a grid. When you use letters that are next to each other, bears appear. The more letters you use in an area, the bigger the bear gets, and the more points you earn.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Wordiamo icon
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    Wordiamo is a word game. By introducing the concepts of islands and bridges, it opens up the board to promote fluid word play. Words With Friends and Scrabble players will be challenged to think differently.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Word Colors icon
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    An addicting new crossword game for iPhone that allows you to play your friends online. Enjoy crossword play, big scores, color matching, friends, statistics, chat, rankings and fierce competition with Word Colors for iPhone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Black Ink is a Mac application for solving crossword puzzles in the Across Lite format. Download puzzles from the web and solve them on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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