September 26th, 2012
05:02 PM ET
Celebs play 'Words With Friends' for charityIt’s no secret that "Words With Friends," Zynga’s word-building game, is popular among celebrities. Just ask Alec Baldwin. And starting Thursday, celeb wordsmiths like Kristen Bell, Edward Norton and Snoop Lion will play the Scrabble-like game for a cause. In addition to bragging rights, players are taking part in Zynga and American Express’ "Words With Friends" Celebrity Challenge for the chance to win $500,000, which they’ll donate to the charity of their choice, according to a press release. Fans can get in on the action by playing “Words With Friends” on behalf of their favorite celebrity, or by donating to one of eight charities through CrowdRise, a fundraising site founded by Norton. “We are all about making fundraising fun through competition and games at CrowdRise, so this couldn't be a better partnership for us,” Norton said in a press release. “Zynga knows a thing or two about social gaming, and it's awesome to see them using that knowledge to engineer impact.” Other celebrities taking part in the tournament, which runs through October 3, are Jonah Hill, John Legend, Eva Longoria, Paul Pierce and Sophia Bush.
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@ck_one – you may also have to tell @Sokman that Penn is one of the 8 Ivy League universities just in case @Sokman didn't know
i eeejoy watching ssstarsss out there.
good idea
@ Sokman, you're so right. John Legend, who has a degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English, is probably going to struggle spelling two syllable words. Eva Longoria might struggle too. She may have to return her degree to Texas A&M. Not all celebrities are airheads.
Pretty sure Edward Norton is the only one one that list that can spell a two syllable word
I enjoy seeing celebs out there doing some form of charity. Its better than reading about bad news.