science

Pictoword

Pictoword is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pictoword rather than just read about it. In short: Pictoword is a 2013 word game developed and published by Kooapps. It was released for iOS on March 1, 2013, and for Android on May 31, 2013.

Key takeaways

Pictoword belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pictoword to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pictoword from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pictoword is a 2013 word game developed and published by Kooapps. It was released for iOS on March 1, 2013, and for Android on May 31, 2013. The game was also published in Google Play Pass on June 27, 2024 and is only available via subscription.

Gameplay In Pictoword, the player will “read” two pictures to form a word. The puzzles can be a combination of the pictures (A picture of an ear and ring will form Earring), a homonym (A picture of a knight and mare will form Nightmare) or what the pictures sound like (A picture of a taxi and dough will form Tuxedo). Players can request help from social media followers or buy Boosts with Coins. Players can earn Coins by completing levels, watching ads, completing daily quests and daily puzzles, and buying them in the shop. Coins can be spent on Boosts that help with levels, and on Theme Packs of new levels. Players can join Families of other players or create their own. The “Join Family” feature can be unlocked by paying coins. The “Create Family” on the other hand, can be used by subscribing to a VIP membership. It is one of the said subscription’s perks. Players can pay real money for a VIP Subscription that grants coins, levels, and features.

Reception Pictoword received a score of 84% from Appstime, saying that "With multiple categories and difficulty levels, Pictoword makes a perfect puzzle game for all age groups by just using two images." Apps Thunder liked the concept and the user friendly interface, and gave it a 4.1/5 rating. Gnome Escape liked the various theme packs, and said that "Pictoword is one of those addicting puzzle games that make you think outside the box and see images in a new light." Get Android Stuff was less enthusiastic in their review, saying that game is quite slow and boring, but liked that the game is easy to play and is suitable for all ages.

Awards Pictoword won the Shining Star Award in the "Educational or Knowledge Reference App" category and the Superstar Award in the "Learning App for Kids category in the 2016 Mobile Star Awards. It also won 2016 Academic's Choice Smart Media Award. It was also nominated at Global Mobile App Summit and Awards 2017 (GMASA). The game was nominated for "Best Educational Game" and "Best Puzzle Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2018. The game was also listed as one of the Therapeutic Apps for iPhone and iPad by the Flinders University, Australia. In 2019, Pictoword was a Gold Winner at Serious Play Conference Awards. Pictoword was the recipient of the 2020 ED/IES Small Business Innovation Research grant. The Institute of Education Sciences Small Business Innovation Research program (ED/IES SBIR) funds entrepreneurial developers to create the next generation of education technology for students, teachers, and administrators in general and special education. Pictoword also won the Gold Winner awrd at Serious Play Conference Awards' "12 Serious Games Designed for Use in Grades K-12 Education" in 2022. Pictoword School, an adapted version of Pictoword for school use, was the recipient of the 2020 and 2021 Institute of Education Sciences Small Business Innovation Research program (ED/IES SBIR) grants. The ED/IES SBIR funds entrepreneurial developers to create the next generation of education technology for students, teachers, and administrators in general and special education. Pictoword School also received the Gold Winner award at the Serious Play Conference Awards’ “12 Serious Games Designed for Use in Grades K-12 Education” in 2022. Pictoword School also became a finalist at The EdTech Cool Tool Awards 2023 for the “Language Learning Solution” criteria.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pictoword

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pictoword claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pictoword before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pictoword ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pictoword

In research: Pictoword appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pictoword in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pictoword is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2013 video games, Android (operating system) games, IOS games, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pictoword outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pictoword in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pictoword means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Pictoword out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pictoword in simple terms?

Pictoword is a 2013 word game developed and published by Kooapps. It was released for iOS on March 1, 2013, and for Android on May 31, 2013.

Why does Pictoword matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pictoword?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pictoword.