Befuddledios
Thomas Ricket · Games
BE BEFUDDLED! Are you a bookworm at heart? Befuddled is an all new word game that is a mix of puzzle games, crosswords, word search games, and much more! If you ever want to relax to a word game that has no timer and lets you get lost in strategic thinking, Befuddled is the game for you. Form words by touching adjacent tiles in the grid. You can select tiles to the right, left, up, down, and diagonally. As you submit words, the used up letters in the grid vanish, and tiles fall down from above to take their place. When you reach higher levels, additional tile types (marble, jade, glass, and ruby) begin to fall, in addition to the original wood style. Words can only be spelled using a single tile type. SPECIAL ABILITIES - Small and Big Bombs - Change Materials - Buy Tiles - Move x2 Multiplier - Swap Tiles - Scramble Tiles - Kill Tiles By Texture Features: --------- * Addictive gameplay with no timer * 5 unique tile types with varied looks * Multiple kinds of bonuses * Many strategies and play methods * A tutorial system * Complete help menus * 4 difficulty levels * High Score and Best Word lists (separate lists for each level!) * Colorful tiles and animations * A dictionary of over 450,000 words * Tracked stats for each game ___________________________________________ Visit us at www.inertsoap.com

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Store presence

As of Jul 4, 2026stale (74d)
Rating 4.00
Ratings 12
Price $1.99
Version
Updated
Released Dec 8, 2009

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Version history

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v2.6Aug 31, 2023
Updated to run well on the latest devices!

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Player reviews

Recent store reviews · rule-based labels
Sampled 50
Positive 38 (76%)
Negative 9 (18%)
Mentions pricing 3 (6%)
528 (56%)
410 (20%)
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17 (14%)
★★★★★positiveiminubu · 2026-06-16 · v2.6
EXCELLENT!!!
This has been my favorite game and just ATEgot better. Last week I sent an email asking if the music could be lowered or off while I’m using Bluetooth to listen to my music in my home or car while playing. Not only did they get back to me right away but the app can be played while listening to your music over Bluetooth! Thanks Befuddled! You made my day! UPDATED 6/16/26: While this game is still my GoTo, I have been noticing an annoying problem with the “3+” changing to a “1+” even though I used this tile every time, so then you don’t get the extra coins. The only way to get it working properly again is to back out and restart the game. Not a big deal if you already have a lot of coins, but if you’re nearing the last tiles and you only have 10 coins it will make Surrendering likely in a few moves. Please fix, thanks!
★★★★positiveDave Heaton · 2020-03-05 · v2.5
Not random
I’ve noticed that I’ve seen the same starting pattern of letters come up more than once. It’s not really random.
★★★★positiveMentions pricingTommysGal · 2019-05-16 · v2.5
Can’t mute :(
I love the game, but it’s really annoying that there’s no way to completely mute the game. I’ve turned the volume to the lowest setting, but you can still hear the click-click-click of the tiles, unless I mute my phone. This makes it impossible to sneak play at work. Otherwise, an excellent game. I’ve been looking for a replacement for AlphaBetty since they aren’t adding new levels anymore, and this works. Challenging, strategic, and I get to make words of my own choosing with as many letters as I can. Well worth the purchase price. It would be 5 stars if it allowed me to mute.
★★★★★neutralStephendpalmer · 2018-12-28 · v2.5
Befuddled Sound
I turn the sound off on all my games. For some reason Befuddled only lets you turn it down, but not off. It is quite annoying. There is no website for support.
★★★★negativegramie_e · 2018-11-30 · v2.5
Original Pop Cap Bookworm game
I can’t believe the original bookworm game is not available on my new, upgraded iPhone!! I refused to buy an other brand of phone except an iPhone because I loved to play bookworm so much. Several of my grandchildren loved to sit down and play it with me or by themselves. These new versions of bookworm are a poor comparison to the old version!! Please make the original version available again!!!
★★★★negative2Kitts · 2018-08-27 · v2.5
Original popcap bookworm word game
I put off updating my iPad because I was afraid my Bookworm game would not work anymore. But a well meaning relative updated my iPad to version 11.4.1. Sure enough, Bookworm no longer works in the new version. I downloaded this game a few years ago, and it is my favorite word game. Now I cannot play it at all! Please update this game. Many others have been requesting this too. Wow Word and Befuddled are very poor substitutes for the original game that I downloaded.
★★★★★positiveIowaBrat · 2017-09-05 · v2.5
Thank you!
Thank you for the update!
★★★★★positiveDr. Stephan · 2015-05-14 · v2.4
Addictive Fun
This is one of my go to games when I want to unwind.
★★★★★positiveGemmaMart · 2015-03-06 · v2.4
Fun and challenging.
I can play this game for hours. It is not timed yet very challenging. I like word games that allow me to think and relax and not rush me to the next level. There is no other word game that can do this for me. Thank you.
★★★★positiveMrs. D86 · 2014-11-10 · v2.4
Fun, but I miss Bookworm! 😒
Switched over to this game when I changed phones. I was looking for a replacement to the Bookworm app, which was my favorite game for my phone. I am enjoying this game. Just getting started so we'll see how much I like it in the next few months.
★★★★★positiveCath Drwg · 2014-10-07 · v2.4
Addictive, Fun, and Challenging
Excellent for kids and adults.
★★★★★positiveGoldmom · 2014-07-19 · v2.4
Addictive and Fun
Love to play
★★★★★neutralErikaInMa · 2013-11-28 · v2.3
Fun
Gets tough when you get to higher ranks.
★★★★positiveKubaKid · 2013-11-18 · v2.3
Engaging fun!
Befuddled is a cross between a crossword and word-find puzzle, and more interesting than either!
★★★★★positivefinder's keeper · 2013-11-15 · v2.3
Love this game!
Challenging and addictive
★★★★positiveGulamD · 2013-09-24 · v2.3
Gulam
Good game to review your vocabulary
★★★★★negativeMsCarolSue · 2013-09-22 · v2.3
Look up word
Look up word in the dictionary no longer works since updating to iOS 7 on my iPad. No keyboard appears to enter letters.
★★★★★positiveTaniaS422 · 2013-08-22 · v2.3
Fun and challenging
This is a very entertaining game. It makes you think, challenges your vocabulary, and is never the same game twice. I have it on my iPod and iPad, so I can have eight different panels going at once!
★★★★★positiveMentions pricingRainbows4u2 · 2013-04-20 · v2.3
Befuddled
Yeah! Changed my 1 star to 5 stars because volume's fixed! Great game like bookworm without story & characters. Can use coins (not real money) to buy scramble, bombs, extra letters, etc. & don't have to spend real money! You earn coins for end of each level. ***1 star comment: Can't stand the noise!!! Volume doesn't adjust through settings. New changes made me delete game. The blocks dropping sound is like nails on a chalkboard. I'll find a different game to play, one you can mute!
★★★★★positiveLv2Read4248 · 2013-03-01 · v2.3
Great game
I really like this game. it's fun to play when I have a lot of time and also when I only have a few minutes.
★★★★positiveKarosh851 · 2013-02-23 · v2.3
Befuddled
I love this game. Great for playing on short breaks. I like having multiple games at a time. Don't like that it does not rotate on screen and either give more coins or don't charge as much for usage for specials.
★★★★negativeBea Otch · 2013-02-20 · v2.3
Pop Ups ruined this game!
I hate pop ups - this game used to be fun - not anymore.
★★★★negativeMentions pricingDelagate · 2013-01-20 · v2.3
Pitiful
Will not rotate. Apple, please tell us when games require you to spend money to play!
★★★★★positiveElvenana · 2012-12-25 · v2.3
Befuddled
Great game! Allows you to use your brain and those are the best games.
★★★★★neutralKJ Owlmoose · 2012-12-15 · v2.3
Better before the update
This is a great game, perfect for playing in short bursts of downtime, but the constant pop-ups from Game Center are beyond annoying. Please at least give us the option to turn them off.