One letter.
Zero agreement.
City, country, river - the classic, rethought. One letter for everybody, then each player types a word per category. Afterwards the group votes on which words actually count, and that vote is where the evening really starts.
Draw, write, argue.
If you have ever played city, country, river on paper, you already know the rules - minus the part where someone has to read out illegible handwriting.
Set the categories
City, country, river, name and job are ready to go. Or you invent your own - the more absurd, the better the round.
One letter for everybody
The app draws a letter, everyone types one word per category on their own phone. Speed matters, spelling less so.
The group votes
Every answer goes up for a vote. Is Mosel a river? Does Mainz count as a city? The table decides, live, and the points follow.
The rules your group makes up.
Categories you invent
Beyond city, country and river: things in your fridge, bad excuses, ex-colleagues. Anything the group can argue about works.
Voting instead of a rulebook
No dictionary decides what counts - the group does. That's the part people stay at the table for.
2 to 10 players
Everyone joins one lobby with a room code, each on their own phone. No accounts, no adding friends.
Live scoring and a podium
Points land right after the vote, the standings update every round, and the last screen is a proper podium.
25 languages
Categories and interface come translated, so a mixed table can play in whatever language everyone shares.
No ads, no accounts
Free, without in-app purchases, without signup. Open the app, pick a game, play.
Before the first letter.
How many players can join?
Two to ten. From about four it gets properly loud, because that's when the same word turns up twice and the voting starts to matter.
Does everyone need their own phone?
Yes. Letter Rush is played on several devices: the host opens a lobby, everyone else joins with the room code and types on their own screen.
Does it work offline?
No - all the phones sit in one lobby, so you need a connection. Without reception, Way Off is the one to open: its pass and play mode runs fully offline.
Who decides whether a word counts?
You do. After each round every answer is voted on by the group - a majority makes it count, and a disputed word can still take half the points.
Can we make up our own categories?
That's the point. You can add categories before the round, and the classics stay available if nobody feels creative.
Do we need an account or a subscription?
Neither. The game is free, has no ads and no in-app purchases, and works without signing up.
Also in the app: Way Off - one question, one number, and whoever guesses furthest from the truth is way off.
Ready for your next
game night?
wayoff. is out now on the App Store and Google Play. First lobby up in under a minute.