A word puzzle game. The goal is to create as many words as possible from a group of jumbled letters before time runs out.

Publisher's description "Wordy is a game of skill and imagination, can you get the most out of each board? You have a 4x4 board of random letters and you need to do your best to find as many words as possible before the time runs out. Once you?re finished you can compare your score with the Hovr community!"

Keys: arrows, 2, 4, 6 = move cursor;  OK, 5, Call = select highligted letter; Right softkey (labeled "Check") = use word; Left softkey = clear current word; * = Menu; # = get different scrambled letters
Note: the softkeys don't work on all iDEN phones and some CDMA phones. Use the 1 key as the left soft key and the "3 " key as the right softkey.

Type: Ad-Supported
Vendor: 59 Pixels
Data Connection Required: yes
Minimum Java ME profile: MIDP 2.0
Screen Size:  176x220
Boost CDMA Compatible: (tested on Motorola Rambler) Yes, but some of the letters are cut off
iDEN Compatible: (tested on i776):  Yes
Supported Boost Phones: All with 176x220 or larger screens (Rambler,  i856, etc.)

The app "Wordy" (430 KB) is ready to download or send to your phone as filename: "Wordy"

As requested here's a crossword puzzle app. MoxWord is easy to use, fits all screen sizes and the keys are mapped correctly. The only downside is that there are only three puzzles - but that's two more than the only other working free crossword app I've been able to find. The MoXWord web page says "When you've finished playing all the crosswords, you simply get the next set." but there doesn't seem to be any way to actually do that in the app or online.

Type: Freeware
Vendor: Sutherland Studios - Product Page
Data Connection Required: No
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series (MIDP-2 - i856, i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
File Size: 48 KB

Find the five words hidden in the puzzle before time runs out.

To play: move the cursor to the beginning or end of a hidden word and press 5 to select. Then move the cursor to the end of the word and press 5 again.

This game is designed for 128 x 176 px screens (i465, i776). It doesn't fill larger screens and the bottom row letters is hidden on smaller ones..

Keys:
2 = Up, 8 = Down
4 = Left, 6 = Right
5 = Select, OK
0 = Show hint

Type: Ad-Supported
Vendor: Artificial Life, Inc.
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java. Best on 128 or 176 px wide screens (i465, i776, etc)
File Size: 79 KB

A single player mobile version of the pen and pencil two player game, Jotto. The object is to guess a secret five letter word.

Guesses must be real words and can not contain two or more of the same letter. After each guess the computer will display the number of letters from the secret word that are in your guess.

To make the game easier you can turn on Hint mode.  In Hint mode the computer will highlight letters that are in the secret word in green and those that are not in red.

This game requires a 176x220px or larger screen (i9, i855, i856, etc.) It is virtually unplayable on smaller screens because you can't see what you are typing or the words you have guessed.

Keys: Use the Call key as the  OK button.

Type: Freeware
Vendor: 828 Productions- Product Page
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All With 176x220 or larger screen (i9, i855, i856, i860, i875, 1885, etc.)
File Size: 98 KB

By request, here's a word search game.  The object is to find all the worlds list on the right of the screen hidden in the jumble.  Words can be written up, down, diagonaly and can be backwards or forward.

The game re-sizes to fit all screen sizes, however the letters are tiny and barely readable on screens narrower than 176px like my i776, better on an i856 or i9.  The game occasionally gets non-fatal "Unhandled Exception" errors.  If this happens, just press the OK button twice to resume the game without losing your completed words.

Keys:
Arrows or 2, 5, 8, 4 to move cursor
Call or 5 to mark the first and last letter of a found word.

Type: Open Source
Vendor: XdebugX - Product Page
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All

This challenging game combines a word jumble with Snake.  Keep your snake alive by forming new words from random letters.  You have to play fast or your snake dies. Use the green "Call" button as the select key.

Type: Ad-Supported
Vendor: Pixel Magick Product Page, Help
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)