What word games are you playing?
I've been going at Wordscapes for years but only recently started giving it some real time and attention.
it sounds like you guys are talking about PokemonScrabble (on the app)
Wordle
Quordle
Octordle
I, too, used to enjoy Word With Friends. I'm going to look into the other -ordles; then I'll have oodles of -ordles options.
Did anyone else play Hoyle Word Games back in the way back?