This also causes burning tiles to appear, so don't overuse this ability.
If you really get into trouble, you can replace the grid with new letters by clicking on Lex. Gem tiles don't burn as quickly as normal tiles, which can help you manage the burning tiles that will eventually threaten the library. In the meantime, making longer words clears more of the grid, scores more points and can cause special gem tiles to appear. These dangerous tiles will burn away the tiles below them over time, and if they reach the library floor everything will be burned away and the game ends. More letters will fill the grid from above, and the cycle continues.Īs time goes on, some of the new tiles will be on fire. Once you've spelled a word, the tiles will be sent over to Lex, the titular Bookworm, who will promptly eat them. The only catch is that the letters need to be next to each other, forming a chain. The basic idea is quite simple: you just spell words out of the tiles in the game's grid. Bookworm was one of Popcap's more famous games, and while it didn't receive a direct sequel like Bejeweled did, it did get a spiritual successor in the Bookworm Adventures spinoff series.
