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Words With Friends 2 warms up the holidays with six days of giveaways and the chance to score IRL merch on social media

Words With Friends 2 warms up the holidays with six days of giveaways and the chance to score IRL merch on social media

Words With Friends 2 is offering players fun ways to connect with their family and friends during the holidays with its latest Christmas lineup of events. As part of Zynga's December celebrations across its impressive roster of games, the iconic mobile title is bringing on the holiday cheer from December 20th to 26th.

In particular, Words With Friends 2 is adding in-game events, limited tile styles and giveaways this season. A limited Holiday Stocking Bundle is up for grabs, while the 6 Days of Giveaways event rewards players with in-game goodies every day up to Christmas day. Prizes include coins, tile paints and powerups.

The celebrations are also spilling over onto real life, as simply following the game's official social media channels gives players the chance to win a special merchandise box filled with IRL swag and exclusive goodies.

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The holiday season is a time to celebrate our players as they connect with friends and family,” says Bernard Kim, Zynga’s President of Publishing. “We aim to bring smiles to our players with events ranging from extreme sports to giveaways and limited-time characters, and we’re excited to spend the holiday season with our community around the world.”

If you're keen on joining in on all the holiday festivities, you can download Words With Friends 2 on the iOS App Store or on the Google Play Store for Android devices. It's a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. You can also have a look at the embedded trailer above for a taste of the Merry Market Rewards Pass, where you can test your skills (completely ad-free).

Are you on the hunt for more word games where you can put your brain cells to the test on your mobile device? Why not take a gander at our list of the best word games for Android?

Catherine Dellosa
Catherine Dellosa
Catherine plays video games for a living and writes because she’s in love with words. Her Young Adult contemporary novel, For The Win: The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character, is her third book published by Penguin Random House SEA - a poignant love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, teenage heartbreak, and everything in between. She one day hopes to soar the skies as a superhero, but for now, she strongly believes in saving lives through her works in fiction. Check out her books at bit.ly/catherinedellosabooks, or follow her on FB/IG/Twitter at @thenoobwife.