Good-hearted Tilly dreams of seeing the world from her steam locomotive – and she’s got you to give her a helping H-A-N-D. Solve Text Express’ bite-size word puzzles to fix up your train, earn collectible souvenirs and travel to faraway lands. You’ll have so much fun, you might not realise you’re improving your vocabulary!

What we love: Travelling with Tilly! Once you leave the junkyard, there’s a beautifully imagined world to unlock and explore. Go digging for upgrades in the letter mine, pluck fruit in an exotic orchard, or enlist your new friend Eleanor to join the adventure – she’s a mechanical wizard (and great at fending off bandits!). There are plenty of interesting people to meet and exciting places to visit, and Tilly’s wide-eyed curiosity is as charming as the puzzles.

Quick tip: Spell short words to build up your score streak; this will double (or triple) the value of longer words played later. To avoid accidentally using the same word twice – which breaks your streak – tap the dictionary icon at the top of the screen to review words you’ve already spelled out.

Meet the creator: Founded in 1998, Seattle-based GameHouse has helped develop, publish and distribute thousands of online and downloadable games, including the blockbuster Delicious series.