The Basics

SlangIt! is a crossword-style board game where you score points by placing letter tiles to form words. Think classic word games — but slang words earn massive bonus multipliers.

Play against one of three AI opponents, each with a unique personality and skill level.

The Board

• 18×18 grid — bigger than the traditional 15×15
• 120 tiles in the bag (including 2 blanks)
• 8-tile rack — two more than the traditional 7
• The center star must be covered by the first word

Placing Words

• Drag tiles from your rack onto the board, or tap a tile then tap a cell
• Words must be placed in a straight line — horizontal or vertical
• Every new word must connect to tiles already on the board (except the first turn)
• All cross-words formed must also be valid
• No repeated words — once a word is played, it cannot be played again (but adding suffixes like -S, -ED, -ING to an existing word is allowed)

Valid Words

• Standard English words from the dictionary are always valid
• Slang words — words found on Urban Dictionary (but NOT in the standard dictionary) count as valid slang and earn bonus multipliers
• Slang must be 4+ letters to qualify
• No abbreviations — shortened forms like "lol" or "brb" are not valid
• No proper nouns — names of people or places are not valid

Scoring

Each letter has a point value (A=1, B=3, Q=10, Z=10, etc.). Your word score is the sum of its letter values.

Slang MultipliersWhat Makes SlangIt! Different

When you play a slang word, the entire word score gets multiplied:

Slang multipliers stack on top of any letter bonuses. A long slang word on a Triple Letter square can be devastating.

GOAT Move

Use all 8 tiles from your rack in a single turn for a GOAT Move — earn a +50 point bonus on top of your word score.

Other Actions

• Shuffle — rearrange your rack tiles randomly
• Recall — pull all placed tiles back to your rack
• Exchange — swap selected tiles for new ones from the bag (ends your turn, counts as a pass)
• Pass — skip your turn (click twice to confirm)
• Blank tiles — can represent any letter (worth 0 points). You choose the letter when you place them.

Game End

• The game enters a Final Round when the tile bag is empty
• The game ends when both players pass or exchange on 3 consecutive turns with no points scored
• Unplayed tiles in your rack are subtracted from your score
• Highest score wins

Async Multiplayer

Challenge friends and strangers to asynchronous matches — play on your schedule, get notified when it's your turn. Rankings, penalties for rage-quitting, and full online blacklist enforcement included.