A Word Game for Poker Players This is a challenging contest that will have you reaching for your chips AND your dictionary! This game follows the same basic structure as Texas Hold ‘em (combine the cards in your hand with the face-up cards in the “flop” to make the strongest poker hand), only the playing cards also have letters on them. You must use your cards to spell a word, and then make the best possible poker hand using only the cards in the word.