Built for
the people
who keep
score.
Everything that made Wordle a phenomenon — with the competitive depth it never had. Real scoring, real rankings, and an Arcade mode for when one word a day just isn't enough.
How it started
The game the world fell in love with was missing one thing: a real competitive layer. So I built it.
Wordle took the world by storm.
One word a day, a shared ritual, group chats lighting up every morning. The New York Times built something genuinely special — a word game that got millions of people who'd never cared about word games suddenly showing up, every single day.
The issue: Wordle only had six outcomes.
You could solve the word in one try or six — that was the entire scoring range. No variable for how fast you played, no credit for efficiency, no way to separate skill from luck. A four-guess solve and a six-guess grind looked exactly the same.
Wordle needed more competition.
As a sports fan, I've spent years thinking about what makes games genuinely addicting — variable outcomes, leaderboards, the satisfaction of a score that proves you played better. I wanted to apply that to word games: a system with enough depth to actually reward skill.
So I built the next version.
I'm a product designer, and League of Words started as a personal challenge: take the daily word game format and add the competitive layer it was missing. Variable scoring, real rankings, and an Arcade mode for when one word a day isn't enough. Friends started playing. The positive feedback started coming in. A side project became something real.
The team
Meet the team.
A world-class organization of highly talented individuals. All of them named Arish.
Arish Dubash
Founder
Arish Dubash
Chief Word Officer (CWO)
Arish Dubash
Head of Spell Check
Arish Dubash
Lead Designer
Arish Dubash
VP of Vibes
Arish Deau Bash
Head of European Division
What's next
The competitive layer is next.
The scoring system is live. Leagues and leaderboards are coming.
Global leaderboard
Every day, everyone plays the same word. A global leaderboard will show exactly where your score lands — top 10%, top 100, or right at the median. A real ranking, not just a share button.
Leagues
The fantasy sports layer for word games. Form a private group, play your daily word, and track standings over a season. Trash-talk is optional. Winning is not.
Play now
Your turn
to keep score.
One word a day. Real scoring. Your high score awaits you.
Follow along
Built independently. League of Words has no affiliation with the New York Times or Wordle®. The scoring system, design, and word data are all original — built from scratch as a solo project.