who owns words with friends

The company that owns Words With Friends is Zynga Inc. Zynga acquired the original developer of Words With Friends, Newtoy Inc., in November 2010 for $53.3 million. Since then, Zynga has continued to develop and release new versions and updates of the game, including Words With Friends 2. Zynga operates as a wholly-owned publishing label under Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.