Is that Bananagrams in your pocket?

We discovered a new game when we were visiting my word game-loving family in the Bay Area last week.  Bananagrams is a little like Scrabble, a little like Upwords, a little like the Sunday paper crossword puzzle, and a whole lot of fun! 

It can be played with a whole gathering of word game-loving people, like my extended (ages 5 to 75) family…

…or with just two people, as shown here by the game Tom and I played last night:

  And the great thing about it is that it’s so incredibly portable that you can just stash it in your pocket and play it anytime, anywhere.