It's much more time economical to go for longer words, even if you have to spend some of that time thinking. A good 6-letter word can easily be worth three or four times that. Most 3-letter words on a board are only going to get you 5-8 points. Don't waste time on low scoring words unless you are stuck. For instance, if you find 'pinning' and 'penning', you might also be tempted to go for 'pin', 'pins', 'pen', and 'pens', but generally, the time is better spent finding larger words. Try to focus on longer words first, and then go for short words like crazy towards the end of the round if you start to run out of steam. Longer words are worth a lot more points due to the effect of multipliers: 3-letter words - 1x points 4 or 5 letters - 1.5x 6 or 7 letters - 2x 8+ letters - 3x It is possible to score very well by finding a lot of short words very fast, but in general it's better to focus on finding longer words. You don't want spend the whole time focusing on one corner of the board because you find a lot of (seemingly) good words in one corner only to realize at the end that you could have scored a lot more points had you noticed sooner that there was a J or a set of suffix letters ('ING', for example) that you didn't properly take advantage of. I got 6th place in a Spanish round even though I started mid-round, guessed a whole lot, and was generally terrible (though I actually do know a little Spanish). You can also try playing in another language (only English and Spanish are available right now), as a lot fewer people will be playing.
I do get in the top 10 every now and then, but the handful of times that I've gotten the number 1 rank have all been late at night. If you're already pretty good, this can help make a difference in getting in the top 10% or top 10 ranks. Practice! Learn! Clean your screen for fast, smooth swiping! If you play very late at night (US time zones), there will be fewer people playing. I think it is very possible for all players to unlock most of the Achievements with practice. However, I am still able to regularly get into the top 10%, I have over 200 top 10 finishes, and a handful of rank 1 finishes. General advice: I have been playing for months (before the XBLA version) and I am better than most players, however, I am nowhere near as good as the best players.
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