| Host | |
| Jim McKrell | |
| Announcer | |
| Jay Stewart? | |
| Taped | |
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| Packager | |
| Ralph Andrews Productions/ Columbia Pictures Television | |
"ANNOUNCER: We're going to make you think. Join us now for television's most challenging half-hour and see how well you score on THE WORD GAME! (applause) ANNOUNCER: And now, meet the people you're going to play against: Angel & Vick Minal, Nita & Paul Miller and Barbara & Barry Jaffe. (applause) ANNOUNCER: And here's the man who runs this game of brains, strategy and pressure, JIM MCKRELL!"
The Word Game was an early runthrough test which became the idea for Lingo later on in its lifespan.
See Also[]
Lingo - the series that started it all from The Word Game.
Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned - this short-lived reality series involves the behind-the-scenes life of the former host of Lingo Chuck Woolery.
PlayMania - Lingo is one of the rotating games in this series and the co-host from Lingo is Shandi Finnessey who is one of the rotating host of the series in general.