How do you earn stars in AlphaBetty? (Android smartphone version)

WhosThatGuyWhosThatGuy Posts: 5 Level 2

I've been playing this game for a while and I'm somewhere around level 550, so I know a few things about how it works. Recently I discovered that my "artifact" characters were not leveling up no matter how many levels I played, and I discovered the reason why. So I went back to try to get 3 stars in every early level where I had not yet gotten 3 stars, and after playing a bunch of them and logging what seems to charge the star meter and what doesn't, I looked online to find out how you get stars. I find it quite surprising that for a five-year-old game, no such information can be found.

A lot of people seem to think it has to do with score. I know for certain that it doesn't. I made a list of words that seemed to put a lot of charge into the star meter, and I find zero correlation between that and word score, word length, or overall score.

For example: EDGED took the star meter from nothing all the way up to one star, by itself. The word had two gold tiles and one entangler, and it was the first word I played in that particular run-through of the level I was in. However, in the same level, OXIDATIONS, which had several crowns and was worth 2,000 points on its own, barely moved the star meter.

WALLS, all plain tiles, goosed the star meter but good. However, most of my six- and seven-letter words barely move it no matter what they contain.

I've tested the theory that certain rare letters, when used in a word, will charge the star meter a lot. They don't. Even JAZZ doesn't seem to have much effect.

Overall score doesn't matter either. I've had levels where I've scored over 25,000 points and only gotten two stars, and I have on my record that in one level I played today, the star meter charged fully and lit up that third star at 17,520 points.

Score placement among friends doesn't matter either. I've had levels where I'm the highest score among the people who show up in the list of other people's scores, by far, and I only got two stars, and levels where my score comes in like 6th or 7th place and I got three stars.

Certain levels seem nearly impossible to get three stars no matter what you do. Level 89 is one of them. Big words, 8-way line blasters, gold tiles, none of it seems to move the star meter all that much.

Has anyone figured out what is guaranteed to charge up that star meter every time no matter what level you're in? I'd rather not waste time guessing. Again, let's stick to talking about the Android smartphone version, since it seems to be a lot different from the web version.

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  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited July 2020

    hi @WhosThatGuy

    currently and for a couple of years ... the versions of ABS are in sync for mobile devices, gameroom, and chrome ... you may have a special version if you are seeing different ranges as mentioned below

    the simple answer for getting stars is ... it is based on the total points achieved for a level

    for example ... the approximate range for level 89 is 30860 will get 2 stars ... 34000 3 stars

    it varies for each level

    some levels are difficult ... most levels are reasonable when going for 3 stars

    I have notes on most levels which include the approximate range

    post a list of levels and I will try to give you the range

    .......................................

    for those on a PC ... if you know how to handle zip files there is a 60 MB zip file on Google Drive with notes for many levels

    ...........................

    here are the ranges for some of the more difficult levels

    115 23551 will get 2 stars ... 23977 3 stars

    142 28214 will get 2 stars ... 29040 3 stars

    512 20878 will get 2 stars ... 21080 3 stars

    568 12760 will get 2 stars ... 13607 3 stars

    600 12749 will get 2 stars ... 13110 3 stars

    622 9790 will get 2 stars ... 9856 3 stars


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
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  • WhosThatGuyWhosThatGuy Posts: 5 Level 2

    If that's true, then why is it that you can get one star at like 2,000-3,000 points (or less, depending upon the level) but it takes forever to build up to more stars in certain levels?

    I notice that sometimes, especially as the bonus line blasters are doing their thing at the end of the level when you have moves left over, some will barely move the star meter and some will make it jump by a lot. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to it. I will try your suggestion about total score, but at the very least, the score required to earn different numbers of stars varies by level.

    And it's nearly impossible to get 30,000 points in level 89, at least not without buying a bunch of extra moves. The level itself is easy enough to beat, but you're limited as to the number of big words you can make. Each one will tick down one of the word counters and when they all get to zero, the level ends. Theoretically, with limitless moves, you could do a bunch of four-letter words to run up the score, but then you hit the problem of crowns, and eventually, even if you leave one 7-letter word for the very end so that you can make as many 5- and 6- letter words as your heart desires, you will run out of words you can make without finishing the level.

    I'm not on a PC. Is it impossible to view the document you referenced, on a Mac?

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited July 2020

    hi @WhosThatGuy

    the "star meter" does not appears to be linear ... I would ignore how it jumps ... that might drive you crazy

    ... often the game ends showing 2 stars and it changes to 3 stars when the final score is shown


    ... the range of points was recorded from actual scores

    ... king does not show us the minimum score for 3 stars


    ... consider using vampire barney when going for 3 stars

    ... when you use vampire barney a minimum of 3 gold tiles show up on the starting board

    ... each gold tile doubles the score for a word ... 3 gold tiles in a word will multiply the score of that word by 8(2x2x2)


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited July 2020

    hi @WhosThatGuy

    correction ... you can get 3 stars on level 89 with 29348 points

    I will post screenshots for level 89 on facebook ... it may take an hour ... done

    open in a new tab or a new window ...  click here to see examples ---> examples 

    here is a better range ... 25620 will get 2 stars ... 26260 3 stars



    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • WhosThatGuyWhosThatGuy Posts: 5 Level 2

    I decided to charge up Vampire Barney to level 3, and then attack level 89 again. I got 27,489 and that was good for three stars, but still it was one of those levels you referenced where the star meter only showed 2 stars before the bonus score got added, and then on the "level completed" screen it showed 3 stars.

    If we assume you're correct about total score, still it strikes me that different levels have different total scores required to get 3 stars. Last night as I was replaying some Chapter 8 levels to get Vampire Barney up to his third level, I popped that third star on the meter when I hit 15,000 points exactly.

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    hi @WhosThatGuy

    congrats on getting 3 stars on level 89

    if you scroll up you can see the approximate ranges for a few other levels

    good luck with chapter 8


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • hechicerillahechicerilla Posts: 5,713 Game Expert

    It happens exactly the same. I'm going crazy . There is no information. And what is worse ... I can't understand why I win the first and third stars, but the second one is left out. Can somebody help me? Thank you

    Is there an answer for this? @abe_coffee


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  • hechicerillahechicerilla Posts: 5,713 Game Expert

    ah! I play in Spanish. In case there is any difference. Thank you


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  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited July 2020

    hi @hechicerilla

    I will try to help with information on getting 3 stars.

    Every level has a different requirement for getting 1 2 or 3 stars.

    It is based on the final score on a level.

    here are some examples:

    level 115 ... 23551 will get 2 stars ... 23977 3 stars

    level 142 ... 28214 will get 2 stars ... 29040 3 stars

    level 512 ... 20878 will get 2 stars ... 21080 3 stars

    level 568 ... 12760 will get 2 stars ... 13607 3 stars

    level 600 ... 12749 will get 2 stars ... 13110 3 stars

    level 622 ... 9790 will get 2 stars ... 9856 3 stars

    As you can see each range is completely different.

    The range is approximate based on actual scores.


    Are you curious about any level in particular? 

    I have compiled information on what it takes to get 2 or 3 stars on most levels.

    Just ask.


    I do not play in Spanish but would guess the scoring is very similar.

    You might be able to help if any of your stars and scores do not

    fall in the ranges shown above.  


    I hope this helps.


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • hechicerillahechicerilla Posts: 5,713 Game Expert

    Thank you @abe_coffee

    T@t4ehe issue of ranges and scores is more or less clear to me, but why do the first and third stars light up and the second star stay off? Is each star achieved with a different act? I mean, does the third star light up to get the score and the second one I have not achieved because I have to do something specific? I hope it gets hot after the translation


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  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    hi @hechicerilla

    when you see 2 of 3 stars lit it means ... you achieved enough points to get 2 stars

    here is an example ... level 622 ... 9790 will get 2 stars ... 9856 3 stars

    we see 8096 points ... not enough for 3 stars ... thus 2 stars are lit



    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • hechicerillahechicerilla Posts: 5,713 Game Expert

    aahhh !! ok ok now i got it. No matter the order of the stars, okay. Thank you very much


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  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    exactly! you are welcome ... am happy to try and help


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
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  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    if you look closely ... it is a typo ... it was not intentional

    @Crazy Cat Lad ... is it possible to edit that post?


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
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