Experience and Word Pass

Where EXP comes from, how it becomes levels, and what the Word Pass pays out

EXP only ever goes up. It sets your level, and while a season is running it feeds the Word Pass as well. Nearly all of it comes from typing words.

Where EXP comes from

Nearly all of it is words you type. A few items hand it straight to you.

SourceAmountNotes
Valid wordWord length, your streak and the roomBots and practice rooms pay nothing
Survival milestoneGrows at every milestone, up to 1,000Turns 50, 150, 200, 350, 500, 750, 900, 1000
Dungeon killGrows with the monster's levelRoom size does not change it
Draw roundA tenth of your pointsWorth less below 3 guessers
Squad guess80, or 30 for an assist
Book2,000Read it or break it
Lexico2,000Read it or break it
Eye of Ender1,500Breaking it pays gems and coins too
Loot Box1,000 to 10,000One of the things a box can roll, three rolls per box

How a word is scored

A word is worth its length plus your streak times the number of players. Each part only counts so far.

InputCounted up toEffect
Word length1 to 16Added to the raw score
Streak1 to 6Multiplied by the player count, then added
Players3Also picks the room multiplier, which has no such limit

Room size

How many players are in the room sets this. Private rooms pay less at every size, and it stops climbing at 8.

PlayersPublicPrivate
10.4x0.3x
20.8x0.45x
31x0.8x
41.35x1.05x
51.8x1.35x
62.2x1.65x
72.6x1.95x
8 or more3x2.25x

Mode rate

Some modes pay more per word than Original, some pay less.

ModePaysA word worth 100 in Original
Chain Word1.45x145
Monsters1.55x155
Letter Link6x600
Sketch0.4x40
Paw Finders0.25x25
Map3x300
Every other mode1x100

Multipliers on top

These stack on top of the word EXP.

MultiplierValueWhen
Ranked1.15xRanked matches
Heart Gain AlphabetUp to 6.75xGrows with every Alpha
EXP potion2x1 hour, and it does nothing in ranked
Minecraft localeDivided by 10

Bonuses

Long games pay a survival bonus at eight fixed turns to everyone still alive. It tops out at 1,000, and solo rooms pay a tenth.

TurnEXPSolo
5010010
15015015
20022522
35033733
50050650
75075975
9001,000113
10001,000170

Levels

Level 2 costs 600 EXP and every level after costs 1.1 times the one before. The cap is 99,999.

LevelTotal EXPThis level alone
2600600
52,784798
108,1451,286
1516,7802,071
2030,6873,335
2553,0885,372
3089,1648,652
40240,84922,442
50634,29058,210
601,654,780150,982
704,301,676391,610
8011,167,0531,015,735
9028,974,0802,634,556
10075,160,9276,833,361

Look up a level

Level gates

Levels unlock things.

LevelUnlocks
8Scenario runs start counting on the leaderboards
10Setting a username and password
15Chat votes, sticker and GIF tabs
20Renaming a room you host
20Ranked queue
30Second profile frame
40Adding bots to a room
50Third profile frame

Season XP

Season XP is the same EXP you earn, counted at the end of a match. A game that ends too early moves your level and nothing else. EXP from items counts towards it as well.

It resets for everyone when the ranked season rolls over, and it stops counting once you pass the last tier.

Claiming a season reward

RuleBehaviour
UnlockReach the tier's season XP
Supporter trackNeeds the Supporter role
Banned accountNo claiming while a ban is active
CompletionEvery free tier claimed. The Supporter track does not count

Crossing a tier plays a sound mid game.

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