Creators of Words With Friends dream up Crosswords With Friends

If you're addicted to Words With Friends -- and who isn't -- get ready for your next obsession.

Zynga, the game developer behind Words With Friends, just released its latest addition to the "With Friends" collection: Crosswords With Friends. The game will be testing players' brain power with fun and topical quizzes every day. Movie Monday, Top 40 Thursday and Sports Fan Friday are only a few pop culture themes you can expect.

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"Crosswords With Friends is a daily crossword puzzle experience that's truly written for today's world," said Jeb Balise, General Manager of Crosswords With Friends at Zynga in an emailed statement. "As a part of Zynga's portfolio of word and puzzle games, including one of the world's most popular word games, Words With Friends, Crosswords With Friends reimagines crosswords with content inspired by the hottest trends and breaking news in entertainment."

The original Words With Friends, launched in 2009, has been installed over 200 million times and is one of the App Store's Top 10 free games of all time. More than 75 million words are played each day with 55 million active matches played around the world at any moment. Given its popularity, players can be excited for this new addition.

The free-to-play Crosswords With Friends game is available today on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iMessage and on Google Play for Android devices.

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