Considering it’s 2011 and most of us feel naked unless we have our phones on us, I don’t think it’s a stretch to believe that most of the smart phone world has heard of the game Angry Birds. When that game first came out, I didn’t even talk to friends. I would find myself exploding little bird bombs instead of conversing with chums at the local watering hole.

I’m here to inform you that there is a new type of game that millions of people are playing to pass the time; Scrabble on your phone.

A friend of mine put it best.

“It’s basically virtual Scrabble on your phone that you can play with friends at your own pace. You can have simultaneous boards going with different friends at the same time!”

That pretty much sums things up.

Words With Friends was the first game I saw but it crapped out on me after a week. I moved onto WordFeud and may or may not be addicted to it. By that, I mean I now use my phone to do three things: text, play WordFeud and light up dark places. I even configured my phone to inform me when a word has been played.

If I have five minutes before I have to do something or during the 50 minutes I’m in each class, I’m probably playing it. C’mon, how mad can professors really be? It’s not like I’m Tom Julian playing Minesweeper in every class. I’m a Journalism major; I’m expanding my vocabulary, not to mention figuring out how to get maximum kudos with bitchin’ words.

If you choose to play these games, beware. I made note that I played the fantastic word, “Natty,” to a large group of my friends and received multiple invitations within the hour to play. It doesn’t end there though. The games may not be timed but they do tell how long it has been since the last move. I’ve received a few choice words in the chat area of the game for not playing fast enough.

Whether you’re getting over 150 points dropped on you in consecutive moves, or continually “passing” when neither of you has a move but wants to resign, it’s a grand way to pass some time.