Netflix Teams With TED Talks for Daily Word-Puzzle Game

By Jennifer Maas

TV Business Writer

Netflix has partnered with TED Talks for what’s seemingly its answer to “Words With Friends,” “Connections” and “Wordle.”

Titled “TED Tumblewords,” the daily word-puzzle mobile game will launch via Netflix and TED.com on Nov. 19. The game “features quick rounds you can play against friends, strangers or the TED Bot.”

In “TED Tumblewords,” which was announced out of TEDNext 2024 in Atlanta Tuesday, “TEDplayers will slide rows of scrambled letters on a grid to create words, aiming for the longest possibilities while earning points and building word chains.”

Per Netflix, “TED Tumblewords” game features will include:

The game, Netflix’s latest of more than 100 mobile titles launched since it started up its gaming division in 2021, will be refreshed daily with a new challenge or topic. “Inspiring quotes” from TED Talks populate the game’s loading screens.

“TED Tumblewords” is available for pre-registration now on Android and iOS. The game is free with a Netflix subscription, with no in-game ads or in-app purchases.