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Are You Addicted to Words With Friends?

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It seems like everyone is playing Words With Friends these days. Sarah Michelle Gellar, our significant other and, infamously, Alec Baldwin. Baldwin's refusal to stop playing the game got him kicked off an American Airlines flight earlier this week -- which was great news for the already wildly popular game.

A day after the Baldwin incident, Appdata, a site that tracks social media use, reported that Words With Friends, which currently has 12.5 million users, gained 100,000 new gamers in 24 hours.

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As for Baldwin, the "30 Rock" actor apologized to his fellow passengers -- the flight was delayed as result of his behavior. "It was never my intention to inconvenience anyone with my 'issue' with a certain flight attendant," he wrote on The Huffington Post on Wednesday.

"I was singled out by this woman in the most unpleasant of tones," he said. "I guess the fact that this woman, who had decided to make some example of me, while everyone else was left undisturbed, did get the better of me."

He went on to complain about "filthy planes, barely edible meals, cuts in jet service to less-traveled locations" on U.S. carriers in general. American Airlines described Baldwin as "extremely rude." Was he? Or is he just totally addicted to Words With Friends?
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  • sglmom 2011/12/09 10:18:04
    No, not at all
    sglmom
    +4
    Here's a thought ..
    There's a time and a place for gaming .. but boarding an aircraft .. is NOT the time!

    (sheesh! There's NO 'game' that fascinating anyways!)

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  • neitu.tepano 2011/12/27 03:17:11
    No, not at all
    neitu.tepano
    oh oh oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • stevie.luplow 2011/12/27 00:57:37
    No, not at all
    stevie.luplow
    I like Hanging With Friends MUCH better!
  • lolitalovely 2011/12/14 20:07:08
    No, not at all
    lolitalovely
    but my friend is.
  • Kimmie Blincoe 2011/12/14 02:05:12
    No, not at all
    Kimmie Blincoe
    I hate scrabble and this is just a spin off, I tried it once and didn't like it. But at school I see tr teachers with phones under their desks playing theu're addicted.
  • Jeremiah 2011/12/13 23:56:05
    No, not at all
    Jeremiah
    I like Scrable though.... Wait a minute....
  • brittany 2011/12/13 05:26:32
    No, not at all
    brittany
    No, but I'm addicted to hanging with friends :)
  • Windy Gap 2011/12/12 14:53:15
    No, not at all
    Windy Gap
    But, I do play.
  • chrish43 2011/12/11 22:02:41
    No, not at all
    chrish43
    Never heard of it until now.
  • NatAlex23 2011/12/11 20:33:17
    No, not at all
    NatAlex23
    Mainly because BlackBerry doesn't have it (or at least not that I've found).
  • Bart 2011/12/11 12:12:38
    No, not at all
    Bart
    Never knew about it
  • buddy1348 2011/12/11 11:55:34 (edited)
    No, not at all
    buddy1348
    Really Baldwin? It'll still be there when you get back
  • TKramar 2011/12/11 11:42:55
    Yes, totally!
    TKramar
    one of my friends invited me to play...unless they actually take the time to go back and forth with you and keep you "engaged" in the game, it gets kinda boring. So, I'll run four of five games at once.
  • Duane Freemantle 2011/12/11 07:47:27
    No, not at all
    Duane Freemantle
    Until today I have never heard of it.
  • Pauline. :3 2011/12/11 07:25:54
    No, not at all
    Pauline. :3
    Lame.
  • Sandy 2011/12/11 05:29:00
    Yes, totally!
    Sandy
    It is challenging...
  • AvaC 2011/12/11 03:34:38
    No, not at all
    AvaC
    Never heard of it... Until now. O.o
  • Happy 2011/12/11 03:12:25
    No, not at all
    Happy
    didn't know it existed
  • Kate 2011/12/11 02:06:42
    Yes, totally!
    Kate
    My cousin got me hooked!
  • briannenicole2 2011/12/11 00:32:17
    No, not at all
    briannenicole2
    I've seen it in the App Store, never bothered to play it.
  • TheMadChameleon 2011/12/10 23:28:33
    No, not at all
    TheMadChameleon
    I..... Do not know what this is. Scrabble for smart phones?
  • TKramar TheMadC... 2011/12/11 11:44:29
    TKramar
    similar. Facebook actually has a Scrabble game too.
  • HAITHEM 2011/12/10 20:20:52
    No, not at all
    HAITHEM
    It's fun and culture at the same time, but who cares these days.
  • DS in Oak Ridge NC 2011/12/10 13:24:51
    No, not at all
    DS in Oak Ridge NC
    As an aspiring screenwriter, my only Addiction to Words is with Final Draft or similar software. No time for fun and games right now... except to elevate plots and characters.
  • 3kidsandamom 2011/12/10 09:24:13
    No, not at all
    3kidsandamom
    Never heard of it until now, too busy with real life I guess.
  • Bob DiN 2011/12/10 09:00:12
    No, not at all
    Bob DiN
    I grew out of it decades ago. An addiction is abnormal behavior and Alec Baldwin is even more abnormal.
  • Lisa 2011/12/10 05:39:58 (edited)
    No, not at all
    Lisa
    +1
    Alec Baldwin should learn some manners, however, the big fat actor should know them by now! alec balwin fat
  • Deliciously Melicious 2011/12/10 05:25:42
    No, not at all
    Deliciously Melicious
    +3
    Never played it.
  • whispering hands 2011/12/10 05:24:18
    No, not at all
    whispering hands
    +1
    "everyone" as in not me, because i have never known of this game's existence until i came across this question.
  • mzemma 2011/12/10 03:06:27
    Yes, totally!
    mzemma
    +1
    Yes I wm addicted to Words
  • bella 2011/12/10 00:31:58
    Yes, totally!
    bella
    +1
    Well sort of, not enough to get kicked off a plane and besides, hanging with friends is way better ten fold 
  • PonToki 2011/12/09 23:04:36
    No, not at all
    PonToki
    +1
    My brother sends me invites in that game and I usually ignore them. Playing scrabble in person is better in my opinion.
  • STUPID questions by MORONS 2011/12/09 22:58:30
    No, not at all
    STUPID questions by MORONS
    +1
    "It seems like everyone is playing Words With Friends these days. Sarah Michelle Gellar, our significant other and, infamously, Alec Baldwin"
    Oh christ...shut the hell up!!!That constitutes "everyone"? You are an idiot for posting this question and for your "inferences. Go crawl back under your iphone and don't come out until...I SAY SO!!! FRIGGIN' MORON...you are the 80% of Amer. Mainstream that makes up the MORONS who BREED AND vote!! Friggin' SCARY!!!!!!
  • redneck 2011/12/09 22:13:59
    No, not at all
    redneck
    +1
    never played,no interest at this point.
  • HipJipC 2011/12/09 21:34:36
    No, not at all
    HipJipC
    +1
    I'm an advanced Scrabble player on pogo.com and I've been addicted to it since I played when I was a kid. This looks like a lame version of it. I play when I am home. When I am out I do not use any tech devices at all except my cell phone which is only talk and text and even that I only use if I really need to.
  • Jessica Baroli 2011/12/09 21:28:01
    No, not at all
    Jessica Baroli
    +1
    but my mother is...
  • hari 2011/12/09 19:50:08
    No, not at all
    hari
    +1
    NO i am not
  • screenpainter 2011/12/09 19:10:27
    Yes, totally!
    screenpainter
    +1
    The love affair with Zynga has run it's course though. I like scrabble more.
  • Anna E 2011/12/09 18:55:33
    No, not at all
    Anna E
    +1
    Nope. Never played it.
  • Kristy 2011/12/09 18:42:08
    No, not at all
    Kristy
    +1
    i use to love it 24/7 on it but now i got kind of sick of it
  • iamparrot 2011/12/09 18:17:21
    No, not at all
    iamparrot
    +1
    Never heard of it

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