You can compete against the world or just use this game as a training exercise for to expand your word-knowlegde.
The game is build on levels. Each level has a time limit of 3 minutes. The goal is to form so many words (long words) as possible before the level end.
Each letter has a score marked at the right bottom corner. The color of this area describes the score value for easy search on high value letters.
You compete against other players based on score in total, best game ever(based on score), and by monthly basis. There will be other score charts later on, e.g. average word size and so on.
Your nickname will be displayed on the score boards. Public nickname can be used multiple times by different users. Private nickname is password protected by a user. Anyone can register an account (and nickname) and it will belong to the user.
Feel free to ask any questions or requests at the Word Athletics facebook page. Please 'like it' if you like it :)