I’m Dutch, and I’ve played a lot of Wordfeud—mostly in Dutch (close to 3,000 games) and a few in English (around 150 games).
I’m sure my difficulties in English Wordfeud are partly due to my more limited English vocabulary and the difference in experience between the two languages. However, I also find Dutch Wordfeud much easier, primarily because of the flexibility of Dutch verbs. Take the verb werken, for example. Starting with the stem werk, you can easily create forms like werkt, werke, werkte, gewerk, gewerkt, werken, werkend, and werkende. You can even construct variations like werkenden, werking, werkje, werkjes, werkbaar, and werkzaam, or entirely new verbs such as inwerken, uitwerken, opwerken, afwerken, verwerken, doorwerken, and tegenwerken. Each of these derived verbs can also be further modified.
With the stem werk, it’s easy to mix and match letters on the board to create something useful for your situation.
English, on the other hand, is much less flexible. Starting from work, you can make worked, works, working, or perhaps workable, and that’s about it.
In English, certain letter combinations occur in many words, so you often try to piece together parts like oa, thr, ough, our, and similar patterns. However, once you find a word with these elements, there are usually fewer options for adjustment. If it doesn’t fit on the board, you’ll likely have to abandon it and look for an entirely different word.
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