Word Wheel
BGG rank
BGG #24,405
BGG rating
6.0

Word Wheel

1974

Rules assistance for Word Wheel

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  • 2–10 players
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.5/5

For 2 players

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Word Wheel is a board game released in 1974 for 2–10 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Tom Werneck and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.

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About the game

Each player makes a list of all the hidden words which can be made from the letters in the wheel linked by straight lines. When time is up the lists are compared. Words which appear on only one list are scored. The longer the word, the greater the score.

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Publishers

  • Otto Maier Verlag
  • moses. Verlag GmbH
  • Heyne

Questions and answers

Word Wheel supports 2–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.