★★★★✩ (iTMS)

I review a lot of word games for the iPhone because in terms of mobile games they have long lives. I’m also a huge fan of them which makes them a pleasure to explore and review.

Lexic is one of those pleasures. It’s an iPhone gem, a must-have word game.

It comes with two different modes, Cascade and Blackout, which put different spins on clearing letters from the screen.

Cascade is a timed game. Spell the most amount of words with two or more letters in the allotted time and shoot for a high score.

Blackout is an elimination-based game type with no time limit. When a word is created, the letters go away. Tilting the iPhone shifts letters from the left side of the screen to the right allowing for the consolidation of letters when gaps start to appear as the letters go.

Both games are incredibly fun and a joy to come back to again and again.

The only thing missing is the ability to unlock new tile sets. Lexic comes with 12 different looks for the tiles but the ability to unlock more feels missing. Achievements would also be a worthy addition to Lexic. If you spell an eight letter word, you should get something more than a bunch of points, maybe a new tile set or something.

Lexic costs $1.99 and is an absolute steal. It’s a superb iPhone game that is fun to pick up for two minutes or two hours. Buy this game.