If someone had told me a year ago that I’d be addicted to a game where you just rearrange letters, I probably would have laughed. But then I stumbled across Text Twist 2, and everything changed. This game takes the humble act of word scrambling and turns it into something surprisingly thrilling.

At its core, the game is simple: you’re given a set of six or seven random letters, and your job is to form as many real words as possible. There’s one catch, though: to move to the next round, you must find at least one word that uses all the letters. That’s the so-called “pangram,” and it’s where the real magic happens.

What I love most is how it tricks my brain into working overtime without feeling like homework. One minute I’m typing out “cat” and “dog,” and the next I’m racking my brain trying to squeeze out “octane” or “traced.” It’s the kind of mental workout that sneaks up on you. You’re not just passing time — you’re keeping your vocabulary sharp. (more…)