GameSearch

A game where players fill a 5x5 grid with their own words and compete to make the least number of empty spaces by selecting which rows or columns they want filled up first while evaluating from top- to bottom (leftmost letter), left-right, no worry about diagonals. Final score is calculated based on total amount of space filled x individual groups/segments in each row + column(s) and the lowest possible scores are 0 for a perfect grid or 4x4 grids with only one empty square that can be used to win points by placing your letter there, while 8 = 3+5=1-3+8=-2. - "Word games" refers specifically to word puzzles like this where the goal is not necessarily winning as much money but rather filling up a grid with words in order of increasing difficulty or complexity level (with less letters being allowed for each subsequent row/column).