Whether you’re into anagrams, puzzles or sentient bipedal letterforms fleeing monstrous variations of the word “doom”, these five apps are sure to get you thinking.

Antitype is all about opposites. Each level consists of a clue along with two rows of letter tiles; your goal is to switch the letters around to form antonyms relating to the clue. The twist: clicking a letter changes those around it, rather than the letter itself – which transforms Antitype into a think-ahead challenge that’ll test even seasoned wordsmiths.

Jumbline offers three scenic treats for anagram lovers (each with its own soothing soundtrack): in Classic mode, create as many words as you can from jumbled letters. In Cloud Pop, burst fluffy clouds by making words from the letters inside. Or play Star Tower to survive an ever-sinking building by constructing new floors of words – the longer the word, the taller the floor!

A grid of letters may seem like standard anagram fare, but Letterpress turns that grid into a battleground on which you’ll carve out territory, one strategically placed word at a time. Use letters to spell a word – and change them to your colour; surround a letter with your colour to prevent your opponent from changing it back. You’ll soon learn that creating long words may be important, but location is the key to victory.

All four modes of Lexicon Omega involve snaking a path through a field of letter tiles to create words. But each mode has a distinct personality: in Blitz’s two-minute time attack, you’ll frantically find words to beat the clock, while Saga gives you a limited number of moves to use 80 per cent of the tiles. All the while, an ’80s-inspired soundtrack helps you focus… or does it?

Combine your love of words and platform puzzlers in the dark dimensions of Typoman. Making your way through its deadly world requires a combination of puzzle-solving, dexterous digits and wordplay as you manipulate letters to accomplish tasks. (Elevator won’t elevate? Try moving life-size letters around the screen to create the word “ON”.) Along the way, you’ll encounter anthropomorphised letters, not all of which are friendly.