Word Pirates is a word puzzle game that was developed to be fun, informative and engaging. It borrows its theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Users can customize their game character and choose the settings for the game. The game has several levels of increasing difficulty. The user is supposed to finish a level by solving the word puzzle for that level within the specified time. He could also purchase hints whenever he gets stuck. There is also a leaderboard where the user can see his progress and the progress of other users. The highest scoring user becomes the "Captain".